Mel Ford

Wales international rugby league footballer (1923–2000)

Mel Ford

Personal information

Full name| Melvyn Ford
Born| (1923-12-13)13 December 1923
Bedwellty district, Wales
Died| 12 July 2000(2000-07-12) (aged 76)
Surrey, England

Playing information

Position| Prop
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
≤1951–≥51  | Aberavon RLFC |  |  |  |  |
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1951  | Wales | 1  |  |  |  |

Source: [1]

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]

## Background

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Mel 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

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Ford won a cap for Wales while at Aberavon 1951 1-cap.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114\. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
4. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
5. ^ "Mr. Melvyn Ford". England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
6. ^ "Ford, Melvyn". GRO Index. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

*[Pld]: Played
*[T]: Tries
*[G]: Goals
*[FG]: Field goals
*[P]: Points