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John Ford

Biography

John played for local team Albion Athletic prior to us, and he first appeared for the club competitively during the 1894-95 season, quickly establishing himself and becoming a key member of the side in the newly re-formed Northern League, as well as representing Forfarshire before joining Dundee A in the summer of 1896. He spent a season at Dens Park before returning to Gayfield for the 1897-98 campaign during which he again established himself as a key player. The following summer he left Gayfield, and he signed for Montrose on 12th September 1898.

Statistics

Apps
43
Goals
13
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.30
Minutes
3900
Seasons
4
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1897-9822800
1895-9616500
1894-955000
1893-940000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 1 Jul 1894 · Left: 30 May 1898

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Selection Committee1 Sep 189426 Mar 189843

Timeline

  1. Born

    Arbroath

  2. Signed

  8. Recorded contract end

  9. Died

    Arbroath

Appearances (43)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
26 Mar 1898 Montrose 7–0 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 L
19 Mar 1898 Arbroath 1–2 Forfar Carry Cup1897-98 L
12 Mar 1898 Lochee Utd 1–0 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 L
5 Mar 1898 Arbroath 2–2 Montrose Carry Cup1897-98 D
26 Feb 1898 Dundee Wands 2–0 Arbroath Carry Cup1897-98 L
19 Feb 1898Neutral venue Arbroath 5–7 a.e.t. Dundee Wands Forfarshire Cup1897-98 L
12 Feb 1898 Arbroath 0–1 Lochee Utd Carry Cup1897-98 L
5 Feb 1898 Montrose 3–5 Arbroath Carry Cup1897-98 W
29 Jan 1898 Arbroath 3–2 Dundee Wands Carry Cup1897-98 W
4 Dec 1897 Aberdeen (Old) 2–6 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 W
27 Nov 1897 Arbroath 3–4 Forfar Northern League1897-98 L
20 Nov 1897 Dundee Wands 2–0 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 L
13 Nov 1897 Arbroath 3–1 Dundee Forfarshire Cup1897-98 W
6 Nov 1897 Arbroath 1–2 Lochee Utd Northern League1897-98 L
30 Oct 1897 Victoria Utd 1–1 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 D
23 Oct 1897 Arbroath 6–1 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1897-98 W
16 Oct 1897 Arbroath 7–1 Orion Northern League1897-98 W
9 Oct 1897 Forfar 3–3 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 D
2 Oct 1897 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Wands Northern League1897-98 W
25 Sep 1897 Arbroath 4–0 Montrose Northern League1897-98 W
18 Sep 1897 Orion 8–1 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 L
11 Sep 1897 Dundee Wands 2–1 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1897-98 L
21 Mar 1896 Arbroath 3–4 Orion Northern League1895-96 L
22 Feb 1896 Arbroath 5–2 Forfar Northern League1895-96 W
28 Dec 1895 Dundee Harp 1–1 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 D
21 Dec 1895 Arbroath 1–1 Montrose Northern League1895-96 D
14 Dec 1895 Dundee Harp 2–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W
7 Dec 1895 Dundee Harp 4–2 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 L
30 Nov 1895 Annbank 4–2 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1895-96 L
9 Nov 1895 Arbroath 2–1 Abercorn Scottish Qualifying Cup1895-96 W

Goals scored (13)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
29 Jan 1898 Arbroath 3–2 Dundee Wands Carry Cup1897-98 W ?
4 Dec 1897 Aberdeen (Old) 2–6 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 W ?
4 Dec 1897 Aberdeen (Old) 2–6 Arbroath Northern League1897-98 W ?
2 Oct 1897 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Wands Northern League1897-98 W 30′
2 Oct 1897 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Wands Northern League1897-98 W 55′
2 Oct 1897 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Wands Northern League1897-98 W 70′
25 Sep 1897 Arbroath 4–0 Montrose Northern League1897-98 W 26′
25 Sep 1897 Arbroath 4–0 Montrose Northern League1897-98 W 68′
21 Mar 1896 Arbroath 3–4 Orion Northern League1895-96 L ?
22 Feb 1896 Arbroath 5–2 Forfar Northern League1895-96 W ?
28 Dec 1895 Dundee Harp 1–1 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 D ?
19 Oct 1895 Brechin (Old) 3–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W 30′
7 Sep 1895 Lochee Utd 2–2 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 D 2′