Peter Ford (footballer)

Peter Leslie Ford (10 August 1933 – 17 July 2020) was an English former 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.

Peter Ford
Personal information
Full name Peter Leslie Ford[1]
Date of birth (1933-08-10)10 August 1933[1]
Place of birth Etruria, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 17 July 2020(2020-07-17) (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)
Teams managed
Hanley Town
Milton United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1956–57[6] Second Division 2000—20
1957–58[6] Second Division 5000—50
1958–59[6] Second Division 7000—70
Total 14000—140
Port Vale 1959–60[6] Third Division 25060—310
1960–61[6] Third Division 4103030470
1961–62[6] Third Division 1300010140
1962–63[6] Third Division 2553110286
Total 1045121501216
Macclesfield Town 1963–64[7] Cheshire County League 3925070512
1964–65[8] Cheshire County League 3324040412
1965–66[9] Cheshire County League 3613060451
1966–67[10] Cheshire County League 40100050
Total 11251301701425
Career total 2401025122027711

Honours
Port Vale
  • Supporters' Clubs' Trophy: 1961[4]

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. 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)
  7. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  8. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  9. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  10. "Stats". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.