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{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer (1923–2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name                = Mel Ford
|fullname            = Melvyn Ford
|image               =
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|caption             =
|birth_date          = {{birth date|df=y|1923|12|13}}
|birth_place         = [[Bedwellty]] district, Wales
|death_date          = {{death date and age|df=y|2000|7|12|1923|12|13}}
|death_place         = [[Surrey]], England
|height(ft)          =
|height(inch)        =
|weight              =
|position            = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1               = [[List of defunct rugby league clubs#Wales|Aberavon RLFC]]
|year1start          = ≤1951
|year1end            = ≥51
|appearances1        =
|tries1              =
|goals1              =
|fieldgoals1         =
|points1             =
|teamA               = [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]]
|yearAstart          = 1951
|yearAend            =
|appearancesA        = 1
|triesA              =
|goalsA              =
|fieldgoalsA         =
|pointsA             =
|new                 = yes
|retired             = yes
|updated             = 15 June 2012
|source              = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/m-ford/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref>
}}
'''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 national rugby league team|Wales]], and at club level for [[List of defunct rugby league clubs#Wales|Aberavon RLFC]], as a {{rlp|pr}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/><ref>{{cite book| first1= Graham| last1= Williams| first2= Peter| last2= Lush| first3= David| last3= Farrar| title= The British Rugby League Records Book| publisher= London League| isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6| year= 2009| pages= 108–114}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleague.wales">{{cite web|url=https://rugbyleague.wales/player-rl?id=157870&authtoken=QkU3RUVDRjAtMzYzNi00Q0M3LTk0Q0EtMEE4MUI2QkJGMjM4&teamid=MTA1MzU3|title=Statistics at rugbyleague.wales|publisher=rugbyleague.wales|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
Mel Ford was born in the [[Bedwellty]] district of Wales, on 13 December 1923.<ref name="Birth details at freebmd.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=T9C2KS6HKF%2BJ3CSMn%2F43ig&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}</ref> He died in [[Surrey]] on 12 July 2000, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Melvyn Ford |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/5677149:60630?tid=&pid=&queryId=6acecc7c-0f0a-4db4-abb3-2daa3cbc2f85&_phsrc=Dqh7629&_phstart=successSource |publisher=England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2022 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ford, Melvyn |url=https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results |website=GRO Index |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
==International honours==
Ford won a [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]] while at Aberavon 1951 1-cap.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
==References==
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[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:Aberavon RLFC players]]
[[Category:Rugby league players from Bedwellty]]
[[Category:Rugby league props]]
[[Category:Wales national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Welsh rugby league players]]