Clive Ford (born 10 April 1945) is an English former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Career
Born in
Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath is a residential area of West Bromwich, West Midlands.The population of the Sandwell ward taken at the 2011 census was 14,227.
History
Although the first major housing developments around Hateley Heath took place in the Heath Lane ...
, Ford began as an apprentice at
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
, turning professional in 1964. He later played in
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...
for
Walsall
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield.
Walsall is th ...
and
Lincoln City, before playing in the
North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to:
*North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league
*North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...
with the
Los Angeles Wolves. Ford returned to the UK after one season to play non-League football with
Cambridge City.
External links
*
NASL career stats
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1945 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Walsall F.C. players
Lincoln City F.C. players
Los Angeles Wolves players
Cambridge City F.C. players
English Football League players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Men's association football forwards
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
English expatriate men's footballers
Sportspeople from West Bromwich