Career
Born in Bristol, Ford began his career as a trainee at Oxford, signing a professional contract in 1992. In November 1997, Sheffield United bought him for £400,000. In 2002 he returned to Oxford on a free transfer, scoring once in his second spell at the club against Boston United, before retiring from professional football in July 2003.
After a break from football, in January 2004 he signed for Bath City, where he spent almost two years, before retiring permanently.