Louis Ford

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Louis Ford (born 1845 in West Bromwich) was a businessman, football administrator and football referee.

Ford joined the committee of West Bromwich Albion in the late 1880s, serving as honorary financial secretary from 1887-1890. He performed the role of general secretary (manager) from 1890-1892, receiving an annual salary of £50 as Albion's first official, paid secretary. Ford also served as an FA councillor from 1890-1893 and was vice-president of The Football League from 1894-1897. He was the secretary of Walsall F.C. during the late 1890s, before becoming a league referee. From 1914-1915 he served as secretary at Leicester Fosse.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, p.257. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.

[edit] External links

Louis Ford management career stats at Soccerbase (West Bromwich Albion)
Louis Ford management career stats at Soccerbase (Walsall)

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West Bromwich Albion F.C. – Managers

Ford (1890–92) • Jackson (1892–94) • Stephenson (1894–95) • Keys (1895–96) • Heaven (1896–1902) • Everiss (1902–48) • J. Smith (1948–52) • Carver (1952–53) • Buckingham (1953–59) • Clark (1959–61) • Macaulay (1961–63) • Hagan (1963–67) • Ashman (1967–71) • Howe (1971–75) • Giles (1975–77) • Allen (1977) • Atkinson (1978–81) • Allen (1981–82) • Wylie (1982–84) • Giles (1984–85) • Stiles (1985–86) • Saunders (1986–87) • Atkinson (1987–88) • Talbot (1988–91) • Gould (1991–92) • Ardiles (1992–93) • Burkinshaw (1993–94) • Buckley (1994–97) • Harford (1997) • D. Smith (1997–99) • Little (1999–2000) • Megson (2000–04) • Robson (2004–06) • Mowbray (2006–)

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Walsall F.C. – Managers

Smallwood (1888–91) • Burton (1891–93) • Robinson (1893–95) • Ailso (1895–96) • Parsloe (1896–97) • Ford (1897–98) • Hughes (1898–99) • Ford (1899–1901) • Shutt (1908–13) • Price (1914–20) • Burchell (1921–26) • Ashworth (1926–27) • Torrance (1927–28) • Kerr (1928–29) • Scholey (1929–30) • O'Rourke (1930–32) • Slade (1932–34) • Wilson (1934–37) • Lowes (1937–44) • Hibbs (1944–51) • McPhee (1951) • Fletcher (1952–53) • Buckley (1953–55) • Love (1955–57) • Moore (1957–64) • Wood (1964) • Shaw (1964–68) • Graham (1968) • Lewin (1968–69) • Moore (1969–72) • Smith (1972–73) • Allen (1973) • Fraser (1974–77) • Mackay (1977–78) • Ashman (1978) • Sibley (1979) • Buckley (1979–82) • Martin (1981–82) • Buckley (1982–86) • Coakley (1986–88) • Barnwell (1989–90) • Hibbitt (1990–94) • Nicholl (1994–97) • Sørensen (1997–98) • Graydon (1998–2002) • Lee (2002–04) • Merson (2004–06) • Halsall (2006) • Broadhurst (2006) • Kinsella (2006) • Money (2006–2008)

Persondata
NAME	Ford, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Businessman; Football administrator and referee
DATE OF BIRTH	1845
PLACE OF BIRTH	West Bromwich, England
DATE OF DEATH	Unknown
PLACE OF DEATH	Unknown