Anthony Forde (footballer)

Anthony Michael Forde (born 16 November 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford United. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at numerous youth levels.

Anthony Forde
Forde playing for Walsall in 2014
Personal information
Full name Anthony Michael Forde[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993
Place of birth Ballingarry, County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
Youth career
1998–2009 Ballingarry AFC
2009–2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 (0)
2013 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2016 Walsall 78 (7)
2016–2019 Rotherham United 101 (5)
2019– Oxford United 17 (1)
National team
2011–2013 Republic of Ireland U19 13 (2)
2012–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:50, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

Wolves

Forde moved to Wolves in summer 2009 to become part of their academy group. He made his senior debut on 23 August 2011 as a substitute in a League Cup tie against Northampton Town,[3] and his Premier League debut on 26 November 2011 at Chelsea.[4] He made six appearances in the top flight as the club suffered relegation.

Having signed a contract to last until summer 2015,[5] the winger started the first two games of new Wolves' manager Ståle Solbakken but gradually faded from the first team as the season progressed. In March 2013 he moved on loan to League One side Scunthorpe United for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[6]

During the 2013–14 season, Forde made only five appearances (four as substitute) as Wolves won promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt.

Walsall

On 12 August 2014, Forde joined Wolves' Midlands neighbours Walsall of League One, signing a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over Doncaster Rovers on 27 September 2014.[8] Forde scored a free kick in the Saddlers' 2–0 victory over Preston North End in the first leg of the Football League Trophy Northern area final on 7 January 2015.[9] He scored his second league goal of the season on 17 January 2015 in a 2–0 win over Colchester.[10]

Rotherham United

On 30 June 2016, it was announced that Forde had opted to join Rotherham United on a three-year-deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Rotherham in a 5–4 EFL Cup loss against Morecambe on 9 August 2016.[11] He left the club at the end of his contract in June 2019.[12]

Oxford United

On 31 July 2019, Forde signed a two-year deal with Oxford United.[13] He made his debut in a League One victory over Peterborough United on 10 August 2019 and scored his first goal in a 4–2 defeat to Burton Albion ten days later.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 September 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2011–12[15] Premier League 6000100070
2012–13[16] Championship 120103000160
2013–14[17] League One 3000101[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 210105010280
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2012–13[16] League One 8000000080
Walsall 2014–15[18] League One 37320106[lower-alpha 1]2465
2015–16[19] League One 41451203[lower-alpha 2]0515
Total 78771309[lower-alpha 3]29710
Rotherham United 2016–17[20] Championship 322101100343
2017–18[21] League One 41200216[lower-alpha 4]0493
2018–19[22] Championship 281102000311
Total 10152052601147
Oxford United 2019–20[14] League One 8100201[lower-alpha 1]0111
Career Total 2161310115217225818
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
  3. Soccerbase has 10 total, but only 9 are counted on season pages
  4. 3 appearances in the 2017–18 EFL Trophy, 3 appearances in 2017–18 EFL League One play-offs

Honours

Rotherham United

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Anthony Forde - Biography". oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. "Northampton 0–4 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. 23 August 2011.
  4. "Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. 26 November 2011.
  5. "Anthony Forde excited by new start". Express & Star. 16 June 2012.
  6. "Scunthorpe: Wolves winger Anthony Forde joins on loan until May". BBC Sport. 14 March 2013.
  7. "Anthony Forde: Walsall sign Wolves winger on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014.
  8. "Walsall boss wants more from Anthony Forde". Express & Star. 30 September 2014.
  9. "Preston North End 0–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. "Colchester United 0–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  11. "Rotherham 4–5 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  12. "Anthony Forde becomes fourth winger to leave Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. 28 June 2019.
  13. "Anthony Forde: Oxford United sign former Rotherham United winger". BBC Sport. 31 July 2019.
  14. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  15. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  16. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  17. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  18. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  19. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  20. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  21. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  22. "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  23. Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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