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English footballer and manager (1933–2020) For the Irish player born 1962, see Peter Ford (Gaelic footballer).

Peter Ford
Personal information
Full name Peter Leslie Ford
Date of birth (1933-08-10)10 August 1933
Place of birth Etruria, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 86)
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. 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 in 1956. He was never able to force his way into the plans of manager Frank Taylor. He made just 14 Second Division appearances in three years at the Victoria Ground. He transferred to Port Vale, along with Harry Oscroft, in exchange for Dickie Cunliffe and £2,000 in September 1959. The club were competing in the Third Division after winning the Fourth Division title.

He played 25 league and six FA Cup games in the 1959–60 season. However, he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis, along with teammate Terry Miles. He spent 12 weeks in hospital recovering after the disease was fortunately caught in the early stages. He missed just five league games in the 1960–61 campaign, and was a member of the side that won the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy. 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. He scored his first goal in the Football League on 3 September 1962, in a 4–2 win over Colchester United at Vale Park. He also scored goals against Southend United, Reading (2), Shrewsbury Town, and Gillingham, taking his tally to six goals in the 1962–63 season. He was released by manager Freddie Steele in the summer of 1963. He finished his career in the Cheshire County League with Macclesfield Town (122 appearances 5 goals) and Stafford Rangers. Upon his retirement from playing Ford became manager of Hanley Town, and later the coach of Milton United.

Personal life

Ford was the oldest of four boys and two girls. He became a plumber after retiring as a footballer.

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1956–57 Second Division 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
1957–58 Second Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
1958–59 Second Division 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
Port Vale 1959–60 Third Division 25 0 6 0 — 31 0
1960–61 Third Division 41 0 3 0 3 0 47 0
1961–62 Third Division 13 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
1962–63 Third Division 25 5 3 1 1 0 28 6
Total 104 5 12 1 5 0 121 6
Macclesfield Town 1963–64 Cheshire County League 39 2 5 0 7 0 51 2
1964–65 Cheshire County League 33 2 4 0 4 0 41 2
1965–66 Cheshire County League 36 1 3 0 6 0 45 1
1966–67 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

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. "The obituary notice of Peter FORD". Funeral Notices. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Ex-Stoke City and Port Vale midfielder Peter Ford dies at 86". Stoke Sentinel. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 104. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  5. "Player Profile - F". Silkmen Archives. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  6. ^ Peter Ford at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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