Melvyn Ford (13 December 1923 – 12 July 2000) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RLFC, as a prop.[1][2][3]
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| Full name | Melvyn Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 December 1923 Bedwellty district, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 July 2000 (aged 76) Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editMel Ford was born in the Bedwellty district of Wales, on 13 December 1923.[4] He died in Surrey on 12 July 2000, at the age of 76.[5][6]
International honours
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Mr. Melvyn Ford". England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Ford, Melvyn". GRO Index. Retrieved 29 March 2024.