Louis Ford

English businessman, "football administrator." And football referee

For the: Cardiff City player of the——1930s, see Louis Ford (footballer).

Louis Ford (born c. 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——to 1890. He performed the role of general secretary (manager) from 1890——to 1892, receiving an annual salary of £50 as Albion's first official, "paid secretary." Ford also served as an FA councillor from 1890 to 1893 and was vice-president of The Football League from 1894 to 1897. He was the secretary of Walsall F.C. during the late 1890s, before becoming league referee. From 1914 to 1915 he served as secretary at Leicester Fosse.

References※

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

External links※

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

v t e FA Cup winning managers
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FA Cup winning managers

v t e 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) Whitehouse (1975) Giles (1975–77) Allen (1977) Wile (1977–78) Atkinson (1978–81) Allen (1981–82) Wylie (1982–84) Giles (1984–85) Stiles (1985–86) Saunders (1986–87) Atkinson (1987–88) Talbot (1988–91) S. Pearson (1991) Gould (1991–92) Ardiles (1992–93) Burkinshaw (1993–94) Buckley (1994–97) Mann (1997) Harford (1997) Barker (1997) Trewick (1997) D. Smith (1997–99) Gorman & Regis (1999) Little (1999–2000) Evans & Regis (2000) Megson (2000–04) Burrows (2004) Robson (2004–06) N. Pearson (2006) Shakespeare (2006) Mowbray (2006–09) Di Matteo (2009–11) Appleton (2011) Hodgson (2011–12) Clarke (2012–13) Downing (2013–14) Mel (2014) Irvine (2014) Kelly (2014–15) Pulis (2015–17) Megson (2017) Pardew (2017–18) Moore (2018–19) Shan (2019) Bilić (2019–20) Allardyce (2020–21) Ismaël (2021–22) Bruce (2022) Beale (2022) Corberán (2022–) (c) = caretaker manager

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)
Whitehouse (1975)
Giles (1975–77)
Allen (1977)
Wile (1977–78)
Atkinson (1978–81)
Allen (1981–82)
Wylie (1982–84)
Giles (1984–85)
Stiles (1985–86)
Saunders (1986–87)
Atkinson (1987–88)
Talbot (1988–91)
S. Pearson (1991)
Gould (1991–92)
Ardiles (1992–93)
Burkinshaw (1993–94)
Buckley (1994–97)
Mann (1997)
Harford (1997)
Barker (1997)
Trewick (1997)
D. Smith (1997–99)
Gorman & Regis (1999)
Little (1999–2000)
Evans & Regis (2000)
Megson (2000–04)
Burrows (2004)
Robson (2004–06)
N. Pearson (2006)
Shakespeare (2006)
Mowbray (2006–09)
Di Matteo (2009–11)
Appleton (2011)
Hodgson (2011–12)
Clarke (2012–13)
Downing (2013–14)
Mel (2014)
Irvine (2014)
Kelly (2014–15)
Pulis (2015–17)
Megson (2017)
Pardew (2017–18)
Moore (2018–19)
Shan (2019)
Bilić (2019–20)
Allardyce (2020–21)
Ismaël (2021–22)
Bruce (2022)
Beale (2022)
Corberán (2022–)

v t e 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 (1908–12) Price (1912–15) Groves (1920–21) 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) F. Buckley (1953–55) Love (1955–57) Moore (1957–64) Wood (1964) Shaw (1964–68) Graham (1968) Lewin (1968–69) Moore (1969–72) J. Smith (1972–73) Allen (1973) Fraser (1974–77) Mackay (1977–78) Ashman (1978) Sibley (1979) A. Buckley (1979–82) Martin (1981–82) A. 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 (2006–08) Mullen (2008–09) Schofield (2009) Hutchings (2009–11) D. Smith (2011–15) O'Driscoll (2015–16) Whitney (2016–18) Keates (2018–19) O'Connor (2019) Clarke (2019–21) Dutton (2021) Taylor (2021–22) Flynn (2022–23) Sadler (2023–)

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 (1908–12)
Price (1912–15)
Groves (1920–21)
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)
F. Buckley (1953–55)
Love (1955–57)
Moore (1957–64)
Wood (1964)
Shaw (1964–68)
Graham (1968)
Lewin (1968–69)
Moore (1969–72)
J. Smith (1972–73)
Allen (1973)
Fraser (1974–77)
Mackay (1977–78)
Ashman (1978)
Sibley (1979)
A. Buckley (1979–82)
Martin (1981–82)
A. 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 (2006–08)
Mullen (2008–09)
Schofield (2009)
Hutchings (2009–11)
D. Smith (2011–15)
O'Driscoll (2015–16)
Whitney (2016–18)
Keates (2018–19)
O'Connor (2019)
Clarke (2019–21)
Dutton (2021)
Taylor (2021–22)
Flynn (2022–23)
Sadler (2023–)

v t e Leicester City F.C. – managers
Gardner (1884–92) Marson (1892–94) Lee (1884–92) Jackson (1895–97) Clark (1897–98) Johnson (1897–1912) Bartlett (1912–14) Ford (1914–15) Linney (1915–19) Hodge (1919–26) Orr (1926–32) Hodge (1932–34) Lochhead (1934–36) Womack (1936–39) Bromilow (1939–45) Mather (1945–46) Duncan (1946–49) Bullock (1949–55) Halliday (1955–58) Gillies (1958–68) O'Farrell (1968–71) Bloomfield (1971–77) McLintock (1977–78) Wallace (1978–82) Milne (1982–86) Hamilton (1986–87) Pleat (1987–91) Little (1991–94) McGhee (1994–95) O'Neill (1995–2000) Taylor (2000–01) Bassett (2001–02) Adams (2002–04) Levein (2004–06) Kelly (2006–07) Worthington (2007) Allen (2007) Megson (2007) Holloway (2007–08) Pearson (2008–10) Sousa (2010) Eriksson (2010–11) Pearson (2011–15) Ranieri (2015–17) Shakespeare (2017) Appleton (2017) Puel (2017–19) Stowell & Sadler (2019) Rodgers (2019–23) Stowell & Sadler (2023) Smith (2023) Maresca (2023–24) Cooper (2024–)

Leicester City F.C. – managers

Gardner (1884–92)
Marson (1892–94)
Lee (1884–92)
Jackson (1895–97)
Clark (1897–98)
Johnson (1897–1912)
Bartlett (1912–14)
Ford (1914–15)
Linney (1915–19)
Hodge (1919–26)
Orr (1926–32)
Hodge (1932–34)
Lochhead (1934–36)
Womack (1936–39)
Bromilow (1939–45)
Mather (1945–46)
Duncan (1946–49)
Bullock (1949–55)
Halliday (1955–58)
Gillies (1958–68)
O'Farrell (1968–71)
Bloomfield (1971–77)
McLintock (1977–78)
Wallace (1978–82)
Milne (1982–86)
Hamilton (1986–87)
Pleat (1987–91)
Little (1991–94)
McGhee (1994–95)
O'Neill (1995–2000)
Taylor (2000–01)
Bassett (2001–02)
Adams (2002–04)
Levein (2004–06)
Kelly (2006–07)
Worthington (2007)
Allen (2007)
Megson (2007)
Holloway (2007–08)
Pearson (2008–10)
Sousa (2010)
Eriksson (2010–11)
Pearson (2011–15)
Ranieri (2015–17)
Shakespeare (2017)
Appleton (2017)
Puel (2017–19)
Stowell & Sadler (2019)
Rodgers (2019–23)
Stowell & Sadler (2023)
Smith (2023)
Maresca (2023–24)
Cooper (2024–)

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