Hugh Forde (footballer)

Hugh Forde
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-01-31) 31 January 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Distillery ? (?)
– Ards ? (?)
– Distillery ? (?)
– Glenavon ? (?)
International career
1960 Great Britain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hugh Forde (born 31 January 1936) is a Northern Irish former amateur footballer who played as a left half, representing Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] He played club football for Distillery, Ards and Glenavon,[4] and is the younger brother of Tommy Forde.[5] He later lived in Australia.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Hugh FORDE". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Hugh Forde". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Hugh Forde". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Hugh Forde". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  5. ^ a b Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.


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