| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Thomas Ford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1893[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1963 (aged 69–70)[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right, inside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Fulham Amateurs | ||
| 1911–1912 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
| 1912–1924 | Chelsea | 248 | (46) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Thomas Ford (6 February 1893–1963) was an English professional footballer who made over 240 appearances in the Football League for Chelsea as an outside right.
Career
An outside right, Ford began his career with non-League clubs Fulham Amateurs and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[5] He transferred to First Division club Chelsea in April 1912 for a fee of £50,[3] plus a further £50 if he played 10 first team matches.[5] Ford was a part of the Chelsea team which reached the 1915 FA Cup Final and he played his final match for the club in November 1923,[6] by which time he had made 247 appearances and scored 46 goals.[3][7]
Personal life
In February 1916, 18 months after the outbreak of the First World War, Ford joined the Royal Flying Corps and trained as a rigger.[3] He held the rank of air mechanic and was discharged in March 1919.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 1912–13[3] | First Division | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| 1913–14[3] | First Division | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 9 | |
| 1914–15[3] | First Division | 33 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 5 | |
| 1919–20[3] | First Division | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 5 | |
| 1920–21[3] | First Division | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| 1921–22[3] | First Division | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | |
| 1922–23[3] | First Division | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
| 1923–24[3] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 221 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 247 | 46 | ||
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Harry Ford at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Harry Ford". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Harry Ford Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Ford Harry Chelsea 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Harry Ford in 1914/1915". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. p. 402. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
External links
- Harry Ford at Soccerbase
- Harry Ford on Lives of the First World War
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