Anthony Michael Forde (born 16 November 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Wrexham. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at numerous youth levels.
 Forde playing for Walsall in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Michael Forde[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballingarry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger/Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Ballingarry | ||
| 2006–2008 | Kingdom Boys | ||
| 2009–2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Walsall | 78 | (7) |
| 2016–2019 | Rotherham United | 101 | (5) |
| 2019–2022 | Oxford United | 66 | (3) |
| 2022– | Wrexham | 45 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:13, 2 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editWolves
editForde moved to Wolves in summer 2009 to become part of their academy group. He made his senior debut on 23 August 2011 as a substitute in a League Cup tie against Northampton Town,[3] and his Premier League debut on 26 November 2011 at Chelsea.[4] He made six appearances in the top flight as the club suffered relegation.
Having signed a contract to last until summer 2015,[5] the winger started the first two games of new Wolves' manager Ståle Solbakken but gradually faded from the first team as the season progressed. In March 2013 he moved on loan to League One side Scunthorpe United for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[6]
During the 2013–14 season, Forde made only five appearances (four as substitute) as Wolves won promotion back to the Championship at the first attempt.
Walsall
editOn 12 August 2014, Forde joined Wolves' Midlands neighbours Walsall of League One, signing a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over Doncaster Rovers on 27 September 2014.[8] Forde scored a free kick in the Saddlers' 2–0 victory over Preston North End in the first leg of the Football League Trophy Northern area final on 7 January 2015.[9] He scored his second league goal of the season on 17 January 2015 in a 2–0 win over Colchester.[10]
Rotherham United
editOn 30 June 2016, it was announced that Forde had opted to join Rotherham United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Rotherham in a 5–4 EFL Cup loss against Morecambe on 9 August 2016.[11] He left the club at the end of his contract in June 2019.[12]
Oxford United
editOn 31 July 2019, Forde signed a two-year deal with Oxford United.[13] He made his debut in a League One victory over Peterborough United on 10 August 2019 and scored his first goal in a 4–2 defeat to Burton Albion ten days later.[14]
Wrexham
editOn 28 July 2022, Forde signed a two-year deal with Wrexham.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2011–12[16] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012–13[17] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[18] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2012–13[17] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walsall | 2014–15[19] | League One | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 46 | 5 |
| 2015–16[20] | League One | 41 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 51 | 5 | |
| Total | 78 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9[c] | 2 | 97 | 10 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2016–17[21] | Championship | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2017–18[22] | League One | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2018–19[23] | Championship | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 101 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 7 | ||
| Oxford United | 2019–20[14] | League One | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| 2020–21[24] | League One | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[25] | League One | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 93 | 4 | ||
| Wrexham | 2022–23[26] | National League | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2023–24[26] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 4 | ||
| Career Total | 319 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 397 | 25 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and two in the League One play-offs
- ^ Soccerbase has 10 total, but only 9 are counted on season pages
- ^ a b Three appearances in the Football League Trophy and three appearances in the League One play-offs
- ^ Five appearances in the Football League Trophy and two appearances in the League One play-offs
Personal life
editForde and his partner, Laura Mangan, have a son, Paddy, who was born in 2023. Forde went on a six-week hiatus from Wrexham in 2023 when his older brother Kevin was diagnosed with leukemia and Mangan was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor; on the recommendation of Wrexham chairman Ryan Reynolds, the couple got a second opinion on the tumor which turned out to be benign.[27] Forde's absence from the club at the time wasn't publicised, and was only referred to as "personal problems" in the press;[28] it wasn't until the release of the docuseries Welcome to Wrexham that the couple revealed their ordeal to the general public.[27]
Honours
editWalsall
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 2014–15[29]
Rotherham United
Wrexham
- National League: 2022–23[31]
- EFL League Two runner-up: 2023–24[32]
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Forde - Biography". oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Northampton 0–4 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. 26 November 2011.
- ^ "Anthony Forde excited by new start". Express & Star. 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Scunthorpe: Wolves winger Anthony Forde joins on loan until May". BBC Sport. 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Anthony Forde: Walsall sign Wolves winger on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Walsall boss wants more from Anthony Forde". Express & Star. 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Preston North End 0–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Colchester United 0–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Rotherham 4–5 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Forde becomes fourth winger to leave Rotherham United". Rotherham Advertiser. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Anthony Forde: Oxford United sign former Rotherham United winger". BBC Sport. 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Wrexham AFC sign Anthony Forde". Wrexham AFC. 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Anthony Forde in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "A. Forde". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b Rowan, Paul (10 December 2023). "Anthony Forde: I can't thank Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney enough" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Goal in massive win against Yeovil meant a lot to Wrexham AFC wing-back Anthony Forde". The Leader. 21 April 2023.
- ^ Chapman, Caroline (22 March 2015). "Bristol City 2–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ Scott, Ged (27 May 2018). "Rotherham United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Mullin the hero as Wrexham win to earn promotion". BBC Sport. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2024/april/end-of-season-gallery--relive-the-red-dragons-memorable-season/ [bare URL]
External links
edit- Anthony Forde at Soccerbase
- Anthony Forde – UEFA competition record (archive)
