TADCASTER SIGN FORMER PREMIERSHIP PLAYER Northern Counties East League Division One club Tadcaster Albion have pulled off quite a coup by signing ex-Leeds United and former England under-21 star Mark Ford. Ford is unable to play every week due to work commitments but will be a major part of the squad when he can. Pontefract-born, Ford began his career at Elland Road as a trainee. He moved up through the junior ranks, and earned two England under-21 international caps. Whilst at Elland Road, he was a member of their 1993 FA Youth Cup-winning side that beat a Manchester United team including David Beckham, Paul Scholes and the Neville brothers in the Final. After making over 40 first-team appearances for Leeds, he was sold by George Graham to Burnley for £250,000 in 1997. From there, he went on a free to Belgium club Lommel in 1999 for one season, and on returning to England he joined Torquay, before being signed by Darlington in February 2001 for a £15,000 fee. At the end of the 2002/03 season, he had a loan spell in the Nationwide Conference at Leigh RMI and last played regularly for Nationwide North side Harrogate Town. He knows a number of Tadcaster's players from the York Sunday Morning League where he used to manage a team. Albion hope that, when he plays, Ford's presence will be a major benefit to the youngsters in the team and they can learn a great deal from him.
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