| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Leslie Ford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Etruria, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 2020 (aged 86)[2][3] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cannon Street Youth Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1956 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Stoke City | 14 | (0) |
| 1959–1963 | Port Vale | 104 | (5) |
| 1963–1967 | Macclesfield Town | 112 | (5) |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| Total | 230 | (10) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Hanley Town | |||
| Milton United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Leslie Ford (10 August 1933 – 17 July 2020) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale and Stoke City.[1] He later played for Macclesfield Town in the Cheshire County League.
Career
Ford began his career as an amateur with West Bromwich Albion, before joining Stoke City 1956.[1] He was never able for force his way into the plans of manager Frank Taylor, and made just 14 Second Division appearances in three years at the Victoria Ground.[1] He transferred to Port Vale, along with Harry Oscroft, in exchange for Dickie Cunliffe and £2,000 in September 1959.[1] The club were competing in the Third Division after winning the Fourth Division title.[3]
He played 25 league and six FA Cup games in the 1959–60 season.[4] However, he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis, along with teammate Terry Miles, and spent 12 weeks in hospital recovering after the disease was fortunately caught in the early stages.[3] He missed just five league games in the 1960–61 campaign, and was a member of the side that won the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy.[4] He was dropped by manager Norman Low in October 1961, and was used as a utility player in the 1961–62 and 1962–63 campaigns.[4] He scored his first goal in the Football League on 3 September 1962, in a 4–2 win over Colchester United at Vale Park.[4] He also scored goals against Southend United, Reading (2), Shrewsbury Town, and Gillingham, taking his tally to six goals in the 1962–63 season.[4] He was released by manager Freddie Steele in the summer of 1963.[4] He finished his career in the Cheshire County League with Macclesfield Town (122 appearances 5 goals) and Stafford Rangers.[5][4] Upon his retirement from playing Ford became manager of Hanley Town, and later the coach of Milton United.[4]
Personal life
Ford was the oldest of four boys and two girls.[3] He became a plumber after retiring as a footballer.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1956–57[6] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1957–58[6] | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59[6] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Port Vale | 1959–60[6] | Third Division | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 1960–61[6] | Third Division | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1961–62[6] | Third Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1962–63[6] | Third Division | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 104 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 6 | ||
| Macclesfield Town | 1963–64[7] | Cheshire County League | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| 1964–65[8] | Cheshire County League | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 1965–66[9] | Cheshire County League | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 1966–67[10] | Cheshire County League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 142 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 240 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 277 | 11 | ||
Honours
Port Vale
- Supporters' Clubs' Trophy: 1961[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ↑ "The obituary notice of Peter FORD". Funeral Notices. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ex-Stoke City and Port Vale midfielder Peter Ford dies at 86". Stoke Sentinel. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 104. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ↑ "Player Profile - F". Silkmen Archives. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Peter Ford at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.