William Ford Player Profile

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Player Details

  • Full Name: William R G Ford
  • Born: February 18th, 1882 (Arbroath)
  • Died: August 16th, 1940 (Newark, Nottinghamshire, England)
  • Position: Right Half/Outside Right
  • Signed: November 30th, 1906
  • First Manager: Selection Committee
  • Career Totals: 123 appearances, 14 goals
  • Also Played For: Aberdeen, Hearts, Montrose, Motherwell, Portsmouth, Rovers, West Ham


Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1915-16 4 0 0 0 25.0% 50.0% 25.0%
1914-15 31 2 0 0 61.3% 22.6% 16.1%
1913-14 16 0 0 0 31.3% 18.8% 50.0%
1912-13 34 0 0 0 35.3% 26.5% 38.2%
1907-08 21 7 0 0 38.1% 19.0% 42.9%
1906-07 15 4 0 0 26.7% 26.7% 46.7%
1902-03 2 1 0 0 0.0% 50.0% 50.0%
Totals: 123 (0) 14


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 11/03/16 Semi Final Replay vs. Dundee United (N) 0 - 1
 26/02/16 Semi Final Replay vs. Dundee United (A) 0 - 0
 19/02/16 Semi Final vs. Dundee United (H) 1 - 1
 29/01/16 First Round vs. Brechin City (H) 3 - 0
 24/04/15 vs. Armadale (A) 0 - 2

 Recent First Team Goals
 10/04/15 vs. Armadale (H) 1 - 1
 29/08/14 vs. East Fife (A) 1 - 1
 04/01/08 vs. Lochgelly Utd (H) 5 - 2
 16/11/07 vs. Lochee Utd (A) 5 - 2
 09/11/07 vs. St Johnstone (H) 4 - 1

 List of Goals Scored (click to expand)
 10/04/15 vs. Armadale (H)  1 - 1
 29/08/14 vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 1
 04/01/08 vs. Lochgelly Utd (H)  5 - 2
 16/11/07 vs. Lochee Utd (A)  5 - 2
 16/11/07 vs. Lochee Utd (A)  5 - 2
 09/11/07 vs. St Johnstone (H)  4 - 1
 26/10/07 vs. Dundee Wands (H)  5 - 0
 19/10/07 vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 4
 24/08/07 vs. East Fife (H)  4 - 2
 19/01/07 vs. Montrose (H)  7 - 1
 19/01/07 vs. Montrose (H)  7 - 1
 19/01/07 vs. Montrose (H)  7 - 1
 08/12/06 vs. Aberdeen A (H)  3 - 0
 09/05/03 vs. Victoria Utd (A)  2 - 2

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 11/03/16 Semi Final Replay vs. Dundee United (N)  0 - 1
 26/02/16 Semi Final Replay vs. Dundee United (A)  0 - 0
 19/02/16 Semi Final vs. Dundee United (H)  1 - 1
 29/01/16 First Round vs. Brechin City (H)  3 - 0
 24/04/15 vs. Armadale (A)  0 - 2
 17/04/15 vs. King's Park (A)  1 - 2
 10/04/15 vs. Armadale (H)  1 - 1
 03/04/15 vs. Clackmannan (H)  2 - 0
 27/03/15 Final vs. Dundee United (N)  0 - 2
 27/02/15 Semi Final vs. Forfar (A)  2 - 1
 20/02/15 vs. Alloa (A)  2 - 1
 13/02/15 vs. Bo'ness (Old) (H)  3 - 0
 30/01/15 vs. Dundee 'A' (A)  1 - 1
 23/01/15 vs. Aberdeen A (H)  6 - 1
 16/01/15 vs. Brechin City (H)  4 - 0
 04/01/15 vs. East Fife (H)  1 - 0
 02/01/15 vs. Alloa (H)  4 - 1
 01/01/15 vs. Forfar (A)  2 - 2
 19/12/14 vs. King's Park (H)  2 - 1
 12/12/14 vs. Bathgate (H)  1 - 0
 05/12/14 vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (A)  5 - 1
 28/11/14 vs. Stenhousemuir (H)  6 - 0
 21/11/14 First Round vs. Brechin City (H)  3 - 0
 14/11/14 vs. Dundee 'A' (H)  3 - 2
 07/11/14 vs. Bo'ness (Old) (A)  1 - 1
 31/10/14 vs. Bathgate (A)  1 - 1
 24/10/14 vs. Aberdeen A (A)  5 - 1
 17/10/14 vs. Forfar (H)  1 - 3
 10/10/14 vs. Broxburn (A)  2 - 1
 03/10/14 vs. Clackmannan (H)  3 - 0
 26/09/14 vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 2
 19/09/14 Second Round vs. Cowdenbeath (H)  1 - 4
 12/09/14 Second Round vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (H)  2 - 0
 05/09/14 First Round vs. Arbroath Ams. (H)  5 - 1
 29/08/14 vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 1
 29/04/14 vs. Dundee 'A' (H)  0 - 2
 11/04/14 Semi Final vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 0
 31/01/14 vs. Bo'ness (Old) (H)  1 - 0
 17/01/14 Second Round vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 3
 27/12/13 vs. East Fife (H)  4 - 1
 13/12/13 First Round vs. Forfar (A)  2 - 1
 29/11/13 vs. Lochgelly Utd (A)  3 - 4
 22/11/13 vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (A)  3 - 8
 15/11/13 vs. Bathgate (H)  1 - 1
 08/11/13 vs. East Fife (A)  0 - 0
 01/11/13 vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (H)  2 - 0
 27/09/13 vs. King's Park (H)  1 - 2
 13/09/13 vs. Broxburn (A)  3 - 5
 06/09/13 First Round vs. Forfar (A)  1 - 2
 30/08/13 vs. Bo'ness (Old) (A)  2 - 2
 16/08/13 vs. Bathgate (A)  0 - 6
 26/04/13 vs. Falkirk A (H)  2 - 1
 23/04/13 vs. Arbroath Ams. (H)  0 - 2
 19/04/13 vs. Dundee 'A' (H)  0 - 1
 12/04/13 vs. Bo'ness (Old) (H)  4 - 1
 05/04/13 vs. Bathgate (A)  1 - 0
 29/03/13 vs. Brechin City (A)  0 - 4
 22/03/13 vs. Armadale (H)  0 - 0
 15/03/13 vs. East Fife (H)  0 - 2
 08/03/13 vs. Alloa (A)  0 - 1
 01/03/13 vs. Brechin City (H)  2 - 2
 22/02/13 vs. Broxburn (A)  1 - 1
 15/02/13 vs. East Fife (A)  2 - 4
 08/02/13 Second Round vs. Celtic (A)  0 - 4
 01/02/13 First Round Replay vs. Dundee (H)  0 - 2
 25/01/13 Final Replay vs. Abercorn (N)  1 - 4
 18/01/13 First Round vs. Dundee (A)  2 - 2
 11/01/13 vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (A)  1 - 2
 04/01/13 vs. Dundee 'A' (A)  2 - 2
 01/01/13 vs. Forfar (A)  4 - 1
 28/12/12 Final Replay vs. Abercorn (N)  2 - 2
 14/12/12 vs. Dundee 'A' (H)  3 - 1
 07/12/12 Final vs. Abercorn (N)  1 - 1
 16/11/12 Semi Final vs. Caledonian (H)  4 - 0
 02/11/12 Fifth Round vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 0
 26/10/12 vs. Falkirk A (H)  1 - 2
 19/10/12 Fourth Round vs. Peebles (H)  1 - 0
 12/10/12 vs. Broxburn (H)  1 - 0
 05/10/12 Third Round vs. King's Park (H)  3 - 0
 28/09/12 vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (H)  1 - 1
 21/09/12 Second Round vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (A)  1 - 0
 14/09/12 vs. Armadale (A)  0 - 1
 07/09/12 First Round vs. Dundee Wands (H)  8 - 0
 31/08/12 vs. Bathgate (H)  0 - 4
 24/08/12 vs. Bo'ness (Old) (A)  1 - 1
 22/02/08 vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 1
 15/02/08 vs. St Johnstone (A)  3 - 2
 08/02/08 vs. Forfar (H)  2 - 4
 25/01/08 vs. Montrose (A)  0 - 3
 18/01/08 First Round vs. Forfar (A)  1 - 5
 11/01/08 First Round vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (A)  1 - 3
 04/01/08 vs. Lochgelly Utd (H)  5 - 2
 02/01/08 vs. Dunfermline (H)  1 - 2
 28/12/07 vs. Aberdeen A (A)  2 - 2
 21/12/07 vs. Dundee 'A' (H)  0 - 1
 30/11/07 vs. Lochee Utd (H)  4 - 2
 23/11/07 vs. Brechin City (H)  1 - 1
 16/11/07 vs. Lochee Utd (A)  5 - 2
 09/11/07 vs. St Johnstone (H)  4 - 1
 26/10/07 vs. Dundee Wands (H)  5 - 0
 19/10/07 vs. East Fife (A)  1 - 4
 12/10/07 vs. Brechin City (A)  3 - 3
 07/09/07 First Round vs. Montrose (H)  0 - 0
 31/08/07 vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (A)  1 - 2
 24/08/07 vs. East Fife (H)  4 - 2
 17/08/07 vs. Lochgelly Utd (A)  2 - 1
 06/05/07 vs. Lochee Utd (A)  0 - 2
 04/05/07 vs. Kirkcaldy Utd (A)  1 - 2
 27/04/07 vs. Forfar (H)  0 - 0
 20/04/07 Semi Final vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 2
 13/04/07 vs. Dundee Wands (A)  0 - 1
 06/04/07 Final vs. Dundee (A)  1 - 0
 30/03/07 vs. Montrose (A)  2 - 1
 16/03/07 vs. Dundee 'A' (H)  0 - 1
 02/02/07 First Round Replay vs. Queen's Park (A)  0 - 4
 26/01/07 First Round vs. Queen's Park (H)  1 - 1
 19/01/07 vs. Montrose (H)  7 - 1
 12/01/07 vs. Lochgelly Utd (A)  3 - 5
 15/12/06 vs. St Johnstone (A)  1 - 1
 08/12/06 vs. Aberdeen A (H)  3 - 0
 01/12/06 vs. Dundee 'A' (A)  1 - 1
 09/05/03 vs. Victoria Utd (A)  2 - 2
 27/12/02 vs. Forfar (H)  1 - 3


Biography

Ford was given a chance in the team during the 1902-03 season and the Cameron Highlanders man took his opportunity and impressed so much in the few games he played that he was given a trial by Hearts and signed by them in late May 1903.

Ford went on to play for Motherwell, Portsmouth and West Ham and Aberdeen where he signed in the summer of 1906 but after playing for the first few months of their season he requested to leave after dropping out the team and he returned to Gayfield in late November 1906.

Ford was a regular in the team up until September 1907 when he was suspended for a month for on field fighting during a Qualifying Cup tie against Montrose. After coming back into the team, Ford lost his place towards the end of February 1908 and he left the club at the end of the season to move to Montrose, where he continued to play for several further seasons before signing back up at Gayfield in the summer of 1912.

Ford was given the captains role during his first season back and over the next few seasons he covered a variety of positions, playing in the back line, in his now regular right half position and also playing as a forward again for a while.

Debut

December 27th, 1902
Forfar Athletic 3 - 1 Arbroath

Northern League


Timeline

  • Date of Birth

    William was born on this date in Arbroath.

    Saturday, February 18th, 1882

  • Debut - Arbroath 1 - 3 Forfar

    Saturday, December 27th, 1902

  • First Goal - Victoria Utd 2 - 2 Arbroath

    Saturday, May 9th, 1903

  • Signed For Arbroath

    Ford was given a chance in the team during the 1902-03 season and the Cameron Highlanders man took his opportunity and impressed so much in the few games he played that he was given a trial by Hearts and signed by them in late May 1903.

    Friday, November 30th, 1906

  • Last Goal - Arbroath 1 - 1 Armadale

    Saturday, April 10th, 1915

  • Last Appearance - Dundee United 1 - 0 Arbroath

    Saturday, March 11th, 1916