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Mike Ford

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Thursday, 18th November, 1965
Current Age
60 years and 240 days

Competitions Won

English Championship
1986/87
Challenge Cup
1984/85
Regal Trophy
1985/86, 1986/87, 1993/94
Yorkshire Cup
1991/92
Lancashire Cup
1985/86, 1986/87
Charity Shield - UK
1985/86
UK Second Division
1987/88

Biography

Great Britain Test halfback (2 Tests) played for Wigan, Leigh, Oldham, Castleford, Warrington, Wakefield and Bramley during a long career. Ford, who played for Easts and South Queensland either side of his tour with the British Lions in 1988, is now coach of Oldham.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -1232-2---8---3--100.00%List
Tour MatchesWigan WarriorsWIG-2-2----------11-50.00%List
Tour MatchesGreat Britain Under 21sGRE-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesGreat BritainGBR-7-75-5---20---61-85.71%List
Tour MatchesCastleford TigersCAS-1-1----------1--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) -142163-3---12---510131.25%List
Challenge Cup AU -1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
English Championship 12041421871-71199295---11793853.67%List
Premiership Trophy -121133-3-2214---76-53.85%List
Super League -2812405-5-3323---1523237.50%List
Challenge Cup 13443811-11-2246---299-76.32%List
Regal Trophy 3294336-6---24---267-78.79%List
Yorkshire Cup 15-55-5---20---41-80.00%List
Lancashire Cup 2141157-711131---114-73.33%List
UK Top Division 12322625876-7611212318---1321161051.16%List
UK Second Division 166107618-18-4476-1-5419371.05%List
Other Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Charity Shield - UK 11-1----------1--100.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 42850478139-13922323583-1-2851791459.62%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England1992 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Great Britain1993 -222-2---8---2--100.00%List

England - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain U211985 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup -11----------1--100.00%List
South QueenslandSouth Queensland19951995 ARL Winfield Cup 141153-3---12---410126.67%List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern Suburbs1985 -11----------1--100.00%List
South Queensland1995 141153-3---12---410126.67%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
WiganWigan1982/83 134----------12125.00%List
WiganWigan1983/84 437----------25-28.57%List
WiganWigan1984/85 213244-4-2218---194179.17%List
WiganWigan1985/86 2943313-13---52---247272.73%List
WiganWigan1986/87 86146-6-1125---131-92.86%List
LeighLeigh1986/87 10-105-5---20---64-60.00%List
LeighLeigh1987/88 17-174-4-1117---710-41.18%List
OldhamOldham1987/88 19-199-9-3339---153178.95%List
OldhamOldham1988/89 27-273-3---12---1115140.74%List
OldhamOldham1989/90 36-368-8-2234---306-83.33%List
OldhamOldham1990/91 33-339-913341---1419-42.42%List
CastlefordCastleford1991/92 39-398-8---32---2512264.10%List
CastlefordCastleford1992/93 34-3421-21---84---2014-58.82%List
CastlefordCastleford1993/94 42-4222-22-2290---2912169.05%List
WarringtonWarrington1995/96 112133-311115---67-46.15%List
WarringtonWarrington1996 4151-1---4---32-60.00%List
Wakefield T.Wakefield1996 17-173-3---12---97152.94%List
Wakefield T.Wakefield1997 7-73-3---12---51171.43%List
CastlefordCastleford1997 211221-1-337---515222.73%List
CastlefordCastleford1998 1411255-5-3323---1213-48.00%List
BramleyBramley1999 --0--------------List
OldhamOldham2001 812201-1-226-1-137-65.00%List
OldhamOldham2000 --0--------------List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Wigan1982-86 63198223-23-3395---5919471.95%List
Leigh1986-87 27-279-9-1137---1314-48.15%List
Oldham1987-90, 2001 1231213530-3011010132-1-8350261.48%List
Castleford1991-93, 1997-98 1501216257-57-88236---9166556.17%List
Warrington1995-96 153184-411119---99-50.00%List
Wakefield1996-97 24-246-6---24---148258.33%List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Terry Liberopoulos, Bill Bates, Derek Farrar, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Tim Costello

Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Match Video, Wakefield Trinity Heritage, RFL Player Registers, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club