John_Ford_(footballer,_born_1893)

John Ford (footballer, born 1893)

John Ford (footballer, born 1893)

Scottish footballer

John Ford (1893 – 3 May 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Preston North End.[1]

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Personal life

After working in munitions in Scotland,[5] Ford was called up to serve as a private in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War.[6] He was killed in France on 3 May 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[6][2]

Career statistics

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Honours

Preston North End

References

  1. [1]
    Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 101. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. [2]
    "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    John Ford on Lives of the First World War
  4. [4]
    "Season Preview 1913/14 – Preston North End (The Athletic News)". Play up, Liverpool. 25 August 1913. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. [5]
    Hill, Mike (8 November 2020). "Preston North End's footballers killed in the First World War remembered". www.lep.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. [6]
    "John Ford | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Preston North End Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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