M (C) · Bath City

Bobby Ford

Born 22 Sep 1974 · Bristol (age 34)

Best position calc

  • Midfielder (Centre)

Personality calc

  • Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2009

Current ability
26 of 200
Potential ability
115
Value (calc)
£0
Best role (calc)
—
World reputation
5500 / 5 calc
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Wage
—

Positions

GK — D (L) — D (C) — D (R) — DM — M (L) — M (C) 20 M (R) — AM (L) — AM (C) — AM (R) — ST (C) — WB (L) — WB (R) —
  • Natural 18–20
  • Accomplished 15–17
  • Competent 12–14
  • Unconvincing 9–11
  • Awkward 5–8
  • Makeshift 2–4
  • Ineffectual 1
  • — Not stored
Position ratings and stored familiarity, best familiarity first
PositionLevelFamiliarityRating calc Potential calc
M (C) Natural 20 43 43
GK Not stored — — —
SW Not stored — 32 32
D (L) Not stored — 35 35
D (C) Not stored — 28 28
D (R) Not stored — 35 35
DM Not stored — 34 34
M (L) Not stored — 34 34
M (R) Not stored — 34 34
AM (L) Not stored — 34 34
AM (C) Not stored — 29 29
AM (R) Not stored — 34 34
ST (C) Not stored — 32 32
WB (L) Not stored — 36 36
WB (R) Not stored — 36 36

Familiarity is stored, 1–20. Position ratings are calculated by fm-reader, 0–100; a dash means the build does not have enough stored attributes to calculate that rating.

Attributes

  • 1–5 poor
  • 6–10 weak
  • 11–14 decent
  • 15–17 good
  • 18–20 excellent
  • — not stored

Technical 14

  • Corners15
  • Crossing4
  • Dribbling4
  • Finishing3
  • First touch2
  • Free kicks12
  • Heading1
  • Long shots3
  • Long throws4
  • Marking6
  • Passing8
  • Penalty taking14
  • Tackling3
  • Technique3

Mental 14

  • Aggression2
  • Anticipation6
  • Bravery17
  • Composure7
  • Concentration7
  • Decisions6
  • Determination20
  • Flair12
  • Leadership12
  • Off the ball7
  • Positioning7
  • Teamwork12
  • Vision3
  • Work rate11

Physical 8

  • Acceleration10
  • Agility8
  • Balance16
  • Jumping reach6
  • Natural fitness13
  • Pace8
  • Stamina16
  • Strength6

Feet

  • Left foot8
  • Right foot20

Goalkeeping

All 11 attributes
  • Aerial reach—
  • Command of area—
  • Communication—
  • Eccentricity—
  • Handling—
  • Kicking—
  • One on ones—
  • Punching (tendency)—
  • Reflexes—
  • Rushing out (tendency)—
  • Throwing—

Hidden 5

  • Consistency16
  • Dirtiness9
  • Important matches10
  • Injury proneness12
  • Versatility10

Personality 8

  • Adaptability2
  • Ambition6
  • Controversy6
  • Loyalty10
  • Pressure15
  • Professionalism5
  • Sportsmanship12
  • Temperament10
Personality (calc)
Determined
Media handling (calc)
Media-friendly

Attributes are stored values, 1–20. Missing attributes stay blank; an out-of-range stored value is displayed without a colour band.

Best roles (calc)

No role ratings recorded

Calculated by fm-reader on the current-ability scale (1–200); stars as FM shows role suitability. Up to 60 recorded roles, highest rating first.

Player traits

No traits recorded

Key attributes in context

Key attributes against players with the same best position Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale. Key attributes against players with the same best position: 12 of 12 values recorded, plotted on a 0 to 100 scale.
12 of 12 recorded
Key attributes against players with the same best position — every value plotted above, plus the ones that are not recorded.
AttributeValue
Passing 19.2 pct
Tackling 3.9 pct
Vision 1.7 pct
Decisions 12.1 pct
Teamwork 59.2 pct
Work rate 40.1 pct
Stamina 95.8 pct
First touch 0.9 pct
Technique 1.5 pct
Anticipation 11.7 pct
Positioning 24.6 pct
Composure 21.0 pct

The site’s own figure: the percentile of each stored attribute among 36,297 players with the same calculated best position. A spoke is left out where the attribute is not stored.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Bobby
Last name
Ford
Common name
—
Date of birth
22 Sep 1974 age 34 at game start
Place of birth
Bristol
Nationality
England
Height
—
Weight
—
Preferred foot
Right

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
—
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Player profile

Positions
M (C)
Best position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre)
Best rated position (calc)
Midfielder (Centre) · 43
Best role (calc)
—
Best role at potential (calc)
—
Default role
—
Perceived potential (calc)
26
Current reputation
1,300
Home reputation
1,300
World reputation
550
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Fantasy draft estimate (stored)
—
Sale value (calc)
£0
Caps / goals
0 / 0
Favourite number
—
Injury risk
Above Average
Peak age
30
Development peak age
26
Physical peak age
31
Longevity (1–4)
2

Playing career

14
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2004 Bath City — 321 Unknown fee
2003 Bath City — —— Unknown fee
2002 Oxford United Coca-Cola League 2 371 £0
2001 Sheffield United Coca-Cola Championship 260 £0
2000 Sheffield United Coca-Cola Championship 353 Unknown fee
1999 Sheffield United Coca-Cola Championship 412 Unknown fee
1998 Sheffield United Coca-Cola Championship 300 Unknown fee
1997 Sheffield United Coca-Cola Championship 231 Unknown fee
1997 Oxford United Coca-Cola Championship 182 £400,000
1996 Oxford United Coca-Cola Championship 330 Unknown fee
1995 Oxford United Coca-Cola League 1 283 Unknown fee
1994 Oxford United Coca-Cola League 1 232 Unknown fee
1993 Oxford United Coca-Cola Championship 140 Unknown fee
1992 Oxford United Coca-Cola Championship 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)34013/14 recorded1513/14 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
England000 / 0

Favourite clubs

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PlayerClubPositionsAgeCAPAMean difference
Ross Venables—DM, M (C)3038662.73
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Neil GibsonPrestatyn TownD/M (RC)2930553.03
Martyn LeeGodalming TownM (LC)2832753.11
Mike Garrity—M (C)2932523.18
Martyn ForrestRadcliffe BoroughM (RC)3017803.23
Steve FlitcroftLeigh GenesisDM, M (C)2725673.25
Jonathan Paul MillsWitney UnitedM (RC)2520393.25
Steve Circuit—M (C)3730663.26

The site’s own comparison: players with the same calculated best position and current ability within ±15 (at most 300 candidates, so not a whole-database search), ranked by the mean difference over valid 1–20 attributes both players have stored (at least 30).

Across versions

VersionClubAgeCAPAValue calc
FM12 12.2.0Bath City—26115—
FM12 12.0.0Bath City—26115—
FM11 11.0.0Bath City3526115£0
FM10 10.0.0Bath City3426115£0

The same FM id in each loaded database build. Values are each build's own; potential is shown as stored, value is calculated per build.

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2009.