David Forde (footballer)

David Forde (footballer)
David Forde
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Personal information
Full name David Forde
Date of birth 20 December 1979 (1979-12-20) (age 31)
Place of birth Galway, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Millwall
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Galway United 38 (0)
2001–2002 Barry Town 16 (0)
2002–2004 West Ham United 0 (0)
2003 Derry City (loan) 4 (0)
2003 Barnet (loan) 7 (0)
2004 Galway United 22 (0)
2005–2006 Derry City 63 (0)
2006–2008 Cardiff City 7 (0)
2007 Luton Town (loan) 5 (0)
2008 Bournemouth (loan) 11 (0)
2008– Millwall 157 (0)
National team
2011– Republic of Ireland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 March 2011

David Forde (born 20 December 1979 in Galway) is an Irish professional footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Football League Championship side Millwall and the Republic of Ireland national side.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Forde made his League of Ireland debut for his hometown side Galway United at Terryland Park on the 3rd of September 1999. His form was rewarded with a move to Welsh side Barry Town. Here, he continued to show his potential as an excellent shot stopper and in February 2002, he turned down an offer from Portsmouth to join West Ham United for a fee of £75,000.[1] Forde initially had a trial at Upton Park before earning a professional contract. He was recommended to the 'Hammers' by Barry Town boss Kenny Brown, a former West Ham player.

Initially, Forde had ambitions of "looking to make the first team" at a time when David James was firmly established as England's World Cup number one, however, the signing of Raimond van der Gouw in the summer of 2002 pushed him further down the pecking order.

At the start of the 2002/2003 season, manager Glenn Roeder made Forde available for loan and it was then when Forde first joined Derry City. After spending the season on loan at The Brandywell, Forde moved back to his hometown and signed for League of Ireland First Division side Galway United.

It was at Galway that Forde built a fine reputation in Irish football circles and his form earned him a permanent move back to Derry City for the 2005 season. During this season and the next, he was ever present for 'City', consistently producing excellent performances and helping them to a second place finish in the League of Ireland Premier Division on both occasions. He also helped the club win the FAI Cup in 2006.

Cardiff City

On 5 December 2006, it was announced that Forde had signed a 2 and a half-year contract with Football League Championship side Cardiff City[2] following the expiry of his contract with Derry City. He stated that the move back to Wales, where he began his cross-channel career, was "a dream come true". He joined the club and hoped to challenge Neil Alexander for the number one spot immediately, with an international spot surely not too far away. Even after he left Derry City for Cardiff City his contributions during the 2006 season were recognised by eircom and the Soccer Writers Association of Ireland who, together, nominated him for their 'Goalkeeper of the Year' award on 13 December. Forde made several appearances for Cardiff at the end of the 2006/07 season after first choice Neil Alexander was dropped due to a contract dispute with the club. With Alexander leaving the club he was expected to battle for the number 1 shirt with Michael Oakes and Ross Turnbull.

In August 2007 Forde signed a one-month loan deal at Luton Town[3] and returned to Cardiff having made six first team appearances, five in the league and one in the Carling Cup, for the club. He found himself to be third choice goalkeeper at Cardiff during the 2007/08 season behind Michael Oakes and loanee's Ross Turnbull, Kasper Schmeichel and Peter Enckelman. On 22 January he was due to sign on an emergency loan deal at Bournemouth but was told on his way to his first match that Bournemouth had been placed under a transfer block after attempting to enter administration and the deal had been cancelled. He drove back to Cardiff and instead played in their 1-0 win over Welshpool Town in the FAW Premier Cup.

On 31 January he was set to join Scottish Premier League side Dundee United on loan but the move was blocked by the Scottish Football Association because players are not allowed to play in three countries in one season, Forde having played for Luton and in the FAW Premier Cup, but the decision was appealed by Dundee United[4] but was eventually denied by FIFA. He eventually signed for Bournemouth on a one week emergency loan after the club were granted permission to sign him, making his debut on 8 March against Leeds United and playing against Oldham Athletic three days later, both matches ending in a 2-0 defeat. His loan spell was extended by another week before the clubs eventually agreed for it to run until the end of the season on 27 March.[5] He made a total of 11 appearances for the club before returning to Cardiff, where he was released on his return.[6]

Millwall

On 5 June 2008, he signed a two-year deal at League One side Millwall,[7] making his debut for the club on the opening day of the season in a 4-3 defeat to Oldham Athletic. On 30 August 2008, in his fifth game for the club, Forde saved a dramatic last-minute penalty which saw Millwall pick up their first home win of the campaign as they beat Huddersfield Town 2-1. Forde saved a penalty from Jermaine Beckford in the semi-final of the League one play off, which guided his team through to the final. When asked was it extra sweet after he had been assaulted by Beckford in Millwall's previous meeting at Elland Road, in typical sportsmanlike fashion he said "This is football, that's water under the bridge". He played at Wembley Stadium in successive years in the 2009 Football League One play-off Final and the 2010 Football League One play-off Final being successful in the latter. His fantastic performances for Millwall and his good relationship with the fans have made David a fan favourite. Following his Millwall League debut he played all 49 league games for the club in the 2008/09 season (46 regular games, two play-off Semi-finals and the Final). Uniquely, he did exactly the same thing the following season—and made his 100th Millwall league appearance on 14 August 2010—two years and 5 days after his first.

International career

Contrary to popular belief, Forde is not a former Welsh under-21 international. Forde stated, "I'm not sure where that came from, but it's wrong," and continued: "That story started a long time ago when I played for Barry Town and seems to have stuck. I even read that I have a Welsh grandmother, but that's not right. Don't get me wrong because I love it here in Wales, but I am only qualified to play for the Republic of Ireland."[8]

Forde was called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time on 13 March 2011, after impressing manager Giovanni Trapattoni by keeping 20 clean sheets in Millwall's first season back in the Football League Championship. Ireland played Macedonia and Uruguay although he remained on the bench for both games.[9] On 24 May 2011, Forde made his Republic of Ireland debut against Northern Ireland, coming on as a substitute for Shay Given, keeping a clean sheet.[10] On 7 June 2011 he made his first start for Ireland against Italy in a friendly international in which Forde kept a clean sheet.[11]

Honours

Derry City – 2006
  • Flag of Ireland.svg League of Ireland Cup: 2
Derry City – 2005, 2006

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