Mel Ford
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| Full name | Melvyn Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | first ¼ 1924 Bedwellty district, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melvyn "Mel" Ford (birth registered first ¼ 1924) is 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, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]
Early life
Mel Ford's birth was registered in Bedwellty district, Wales, in the first ¼ 1924.[4]
International honours
Mel Ford won a cap for Wales while at Aberavon 1951 1-cap.[1]
References
- ^ 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.