| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Ford | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | York, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1987 | York City | 366 | (52) |
| 1987 | Leicester City | 16 | (2) |
| 1987–1991 | Port Vale | 75 | (12) |
| 1990 | → Walsall (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Mansfield Town | 88 | (7) |
| 1993 | Telford United | ||
| 1993 | Tromsø IL | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Harstad IL | ||
| 1995 | Hartlepool United | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 573+ | (75+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gary Ford (born 8 February 1961) is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.
Ford started playing with small York based team, Leeman United and then turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979.[1] He stayed at the club for the next eight years, racking up 435 appearances for the club before moving on to Leicester City. He was bought by Port Vale in December 1987 for a £35,000 fee and established himself as a first team member. However he tore an achilles tendon in November 1988 and struggled to make the first team until he underwent an operation to correct it in September 1989. He had recovered by March 1990 and went out to Walsall on loan, making 13 appearances for the club. During the 1990–91 season he was in action fairly frequently, but was transferred to Mansfield Town in March 1991, along with £80,000, in exchange for Kevin Kent.[2] After moving on to Telford United later that year he moved to Norway and plied his trade for Tromsø IL and Harstad IL. He returned to England and the Football League in 1995, making three appearances for Hartlepool United.