Michael Ford (Australian footballer)
Michael Ford | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Michael Ford | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1962 | ||
Original team(s) | Bairnsdale | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1985–1991 | Footscray | 96 (19) | |
1992 | St Kilda | 2 (0) | |
Total | 98 (19) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Michael Ford (born 11 October 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Ford, a defender from Bairnsdale, was already 22 when he started his AFL career.[1][2] He played finals in his first year and appeared in a further six seasons for Footscray.[2] St Kilda secured his services in the 1992 Pre-season Draft, with pick 10, but he would only play two senior games for his new club.[3]
He spent the next stage of his career at Sandringham and was a member of their 1992 premiership side.
In 1994 he coached Oakleigh, in what would be their final season in the Victorian Football Association. A knee injury forced him to retire as a player.
He coached Springvale to a premiership in 1995, when they defeated his former club Sandringham in the grand final. Despite this he was sacked as coach and replaced by Brad Gotch.