Harry Ford
Essendon
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- SR2 1902 v MEL23 Aug 1902
- Most recent
- SR3 1902 v CAR30 Aug 1902
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Bio
A local junior born in Carlton, Harry Ford played a fleeting cameo for Essendon during the club's powerful early 1900s era. He earned his opportunity late in the 1902 season, debuting as an 18-year-old in a convincing Round 16 victory over St Kilda at East Melbourne. Ford held his place for just one subsequent match—a loss to Melbourne the following week—but was unable to cement a spot in a star-studded "Same Olds" lineup that had won the premiership the previous year and would finish runners-up that season. His VFL career concluded after just those two senior appearances, leaving him as one of the many young hopefuls who briefly stepped up to the top level during the club's dominant federation-era period before fading from the league scene.
Profile
- Born
- 11 June 1884
- Died
- 26 Nov 1957 (aged 73y 168d)
- Birthplace
- Carlton, VIC
- Deathplace
- Fitzroy, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA local junior born in Carlton, Harry Ford played a fleeting cameo for Essendon during the club's powerful early 1900s era. He earned his opportunity late in the 1902 season, debuting as an 18-year-old in a convincing Round 16 victory over St Kilda at East Melbourne. Ford held his place for just one subsequent match—a loss to Melbourne the following week—but was unable to cement a spot in a star-studded "Same Olds" lineup that had won the premiership the previous year and would finish runners-up that season. His VFL career concluded after just those two senior appearances, leaving him as one of the many young hopefuls who briefly stepped up to the top level during the club's dominant federation-era period before fading from the league scene.