Bobby Ford | |
Fullname: | Robert Ford |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1974 |
Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1992–1997 |
Years2: | 1997–2002 |
Years3: | 2002–2003 |
Years4: | 2004–2005 |
Clubs4: | Bath City |
Caps1: | 116 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Caps2: | 154 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Caps3: | 37 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Caps4: | 60 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Robert Ford (born 22 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played for Oxford United and Sheffield United.
Born in Bristol, Ford began his career as a trainee at Oxford, signing a professional contract in 1992. In November 1997, Sheffield United bought him for £400,000. In 2002, he returned to Oxford on a free transfer, scoring once in his second spell at the club against Boston United,[1] before retiring from professional football in July 2003. After a break from football, in January 2004 he signed for Bath City, where he spent almost two years, before retiring permanently.[2]