| Ted Fordham | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ted A. Fordham | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1940 | ||
| Original team(s) | Essendon Baptists | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1969 | Essendon | 128 (214) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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.
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| Led the league for the season only | |
| Led the league after finals only | |
| Led the league after season and finals |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1961 | Essendon | 20 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Essendon | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Essendon | 20 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Essendon | 20 | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Essendon | 20 | 20 | 54 | 56 | 200 | 18 | 218 | 108 | — | 2.7 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 5.4 | — |
| 1966 | Essendon | 20 | 20 | 76 | 55 | 211 | 21 | 232 | 106 | — | 3.8 | 2.8 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 11.6 | 5.3 | — |
| 1967 | Essendon | 20 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 162 | 20 | 182 | 79 | — | 1.7 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 5.3 | — |
| 1968 | Essendon | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 350 | 75 | 425 | 132 | — | 1.0 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 3.4 | 19.3 | 6.0 | — |
| 1969 | Essendon | 20 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 20 | 95 | 27 | — | 0.3 | 0.8 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 15.8 | 4.5 | — |
| Career | 128 | 214 | 166 | 998 | 154 | 1152 | 452 | — | 1.7 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 13.9 | 5.4 | — | ||