Ted Fordham

Ted Fordham (born 3 May 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the VFL's leading goalkicker in the 1966 season.

Debuting in 1961, Fordham played as a half-back flanker and follower during the early stages of his career. It was later in the 1964 season that he moved to full-forward, under the instruction of John Coleman. He helped Essendon win the premiership the following season with six goals in the preliminary final and then kicked a record-equalling seven goals in the grand final against St Kilda.

VFL statistics


! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1961 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1962 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1963 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1964 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1965 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1966 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1967 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1968 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1969 ! colspan=3| Career ! 128 ! 214 ! 166 ! 998 ! 154 ! 1152 ! 452 ! N/A ! 1.7 ! 2.0 ! 12.0 ! 1.9 ! 13.9 ! 5.4 ! N/A
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 * 20 || 15 || 25 || 30 || 162 || 20 || 182 || 79 || N/A || 1.7 || 2.0 || 10.8 || 1.3 || 12.1 || 5.3 || N/A
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 * 20 || 22 || 22 || 20 || 350 || 75 || 425 || 132 || N/A || 1.0 || 0.9 || 15.9 || 3.4 || 19.3 || 6.0 || N/A
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