Simon Ford

Football player infobox
playername= Simon Ford


fullname = Simon Ford
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|11|17
cityofbirth = Newham
countryofbirth = England
height = 6' 1" (1.85 m)
currentclub = Kilmarnock
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears = 1999–2001
youthclubs = Charlton Athletic
years = 2001–2004
2004
2004
2004–present
clubs = Grimsby Town
Bristol Rovers
Redbridge
Kilmarnock
caps(goals) = 78 (4)
00 (0)
01 (0)
80 (3)
nationalyears = 2008–present
nationalteam = Jamaica
nationalcaps(goals) = 03 (0)
pcupdate = 3 December 2007
ntupdate = 22 August 2008

Simon Ford (born 17 November 1981 in Newham) is an English born Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League. He is the nephew of former Rangers and Liverpool winger Mark Walters. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4150313.stm Ford signs for Kilmarnock] , BBC Sport.]

He began his career at Charlton Athletic, but never played a first-team match for the club. After leaving Charlton in 2001 he joined Grimsby Town He made 78 appearances for Grimsby, scoring 4 goals. Ford left Grimsby in August 2004, and joined current club Kilmarnock later that year. He had to initially sign for Kilmarnock as an amateur because he had signed professionally for Redbridge shortly beforehand. [ [http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1155&id=616022005 Killie joins Livingston in exploiting amateur loophole] , "The Scotsman".]

Ford has "represented" Jamaica three times.

Honours

With Grimsby Town
*Supporters Young Player of the Year: 2002

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