George Ford (footballer)
George E. Ford (1889 – after 1916) was an English amateur football left back who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George E. Ford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Woolwich, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gravesend United | |||
| 1910–1912 | Dartford | ||
| 1912–1915 | Woolwich Arsenal | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Ford served as a sergeant with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and was wounded in the left arm whilst attacking The Quadrilateral on the opening day of the Battle of the Ancre in November 1916.[3][5] The injury led to his discharge from the army in October 1917 and his retirement from football.[2][5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1912–13[6] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1914–15[6] | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 190589161X.
- George Ford on Lives of the First World War
- Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 173. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- "George Ford". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "George Ford – Arsenal and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "George E Ford". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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