Michael Ford (Australian footballer)

Michael Ford
Personal information
Full name	Michael Ford
Date of birth	11 October 1962
Original team(s)	Bairnsdale
Height/Weight	183 cm / 85 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1985-1991 1992 Total -	Footscray St Kilda	96 (19) 2 (0) 98 (19)
^1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1992 season.

Michael Ford (born 11 October 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Ford, a defender from Bairnsdale, was already 22 when he started his AFL career.^[1][2] He played finals in his first year and appeared in a further six seasons for Footscray.^[2] St Kilda secured his services in the 1992 Pre-season Draft, with pick 10, but he would only play two senior games for his new club.^[3]

He spent the next stage of his career at Sandringham and was a member of their 1992 premiership side.

In 1994 he coached Oakleigh, in what would be their final season in the Victorian Football Association. A knee injury forced him to retire as a player.

He coached Springvale to a premiership in 1995, when they defeated his former club Sandringham in the grand final. Despite this he was sacked as coach and replaced by Brad Gotch.

References

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
2. AFL Tables: Michael Ford
3. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.