George Ford (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George E Ford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Woolwich, England | ||
| Playing position | 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. † Appearances (goals) | |||
George E Ford was an English amateur football left back who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal.[2]
Personal life
Ford served as a sergeant with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War and was wounded in the left arm near Serre, Somme in November 1916.[2] The injury led to his retirement from football.[3]
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 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 - Arsenal and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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