Clive Ford (born 10 April 1945) is an English former professional

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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

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, turning professional in 1964. He later played in

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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

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with the Los Angeles Wolves. Ford returned to the UK after one season to play non-League football with Cambridge City.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Clive 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