Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Thursday, 18th November, 1965
- Current Age
- 60 years and 132 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- English Championship
- 1986/1987
- Challenge Cup
- 1984/1985
- Regal Trophy
- 1985/1986, 1986/1987, 1993/1994
- Yorkshire Cup
- 1991/1992
- Lancashire Cup
- 1985/1986, 1986/1987
- Charity Shield - UK
- 1985/1986
Biography
Great Britain Test halfback (2 Tests) played for Wigan, Leigh, Oldham, Castleford, Warrington, Wakefield and Bramley during a long career. Ford, who played for Easts and South Queensland either side of his tour with the British Lions in 1988, is now coach of Oldham.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 7 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Castleford Tigers | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 31.25% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | 1 | 218 | 71 | 1 | 9 | 295 | 117 | 93 | 8 | 53.67% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | - | 13 | 3 | - | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | ||||
| Super League | - | 40 | 5 | - | 3 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 37.50% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 1 | 38 | 11 | - | 2 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 76.32% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 3 | 33 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 78.79% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 73.33% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 258 | 76 | 1 | 12 | 318 | 132 | 116 | 10 | 51.16% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 76 | 18 | - | 4 | 76 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 71.05% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Charity Shield - UK | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 391 | 118 | 2 | 17 | 493 | 225 | 155 | 11 | 57.54% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| England | 1992 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Great Britain | 1993 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1992-1993 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRL 1985 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| South Queensland | ARL 1995 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26.67% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1985 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| South Queensland | 1995 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 26.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1985-1995 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 31.25% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 1982/83 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1983/84 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1984/85 | 24 | 4 | - | 2 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 104.17% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1985/86 | 33 | 13 | - | - | 52 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 103.03% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1986/87 | 14 | 6 | - | 1 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 135.71% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1986/87 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1987/88 | 17 | 4 | - | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 52.94% | List | ||||
| Oldham | 1987/88 | 16 | 9 | - | 1 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Oldham | 1988/89 | 27 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 51.85% | List | ||||
| Oldham | 1989/90 | 33 | 6 | - | 2 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 109.09% | List | ||||
| Oldham | 1990/91 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1991/92 | 39 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 89.74% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1992/93 | 34 | 21 | - | - | 84 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 76.47% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1993/94 | 42 | 22 | - | 2 | 90 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 92.86% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1995/96 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1996 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Wakefield | 1996 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 52.94% | List | ||||
| Wakefield | 1997 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1997 | 18 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 38.89% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1998 | 25 | 5 | - | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 56.00% | List | ||||
| Bramley | 1999 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | List | |||||||
| Oldham | 2001 | 20 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| Oldham | 2000 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | List | |||||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Wigan | 1982-86 | 82 | 23 | - | 3 | 95 | 59 | 19 | 4 | 71.95% | List | ||||
| Leigh | 1986-87 | 27 | 9 | - | 1 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 48.15% | List | ||||
| Oldham | 1987-90, 2001 | 129 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 122 | 77 | 50 | 2 | 59.69% | List | ||||
| Castleford | 1991-93, 1997-98 | 158 | 56 | - | 8 | 232 | 91 | 62 | 5 | 57.59% | List | ||||
| Warrington | 1995-96 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Wakefield | 1996-97 | 24 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1982-2001 | 438 | 126 | 2 | 21 | 529 | 263 | 162 | 13 | 60.05% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Terry Liberopoulos, Bill Bates, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World , Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
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