Ashley Ward
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley Stuart Ward | ||
Date of birth | 24 November 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Middleton, Lancashire, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Cheadle Town | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
1991 | → Wrexham (loan) | 4 | (2) |
1991–1992 | Leicester City | 10 | (0) |
1992 | → Blackpool (loan) | 2 | (1) |
1992–1994 | Crewe Alexandra | 61 | (25) |
1994–1996 | Norwich City | 53 | (18) |
1996–1997 | Derby County | 40 | (9) |
1997–1998 | Barnsley | 46 | (20) |
1998–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 54 | (13) |
2000–2003 | Bradford City | 84 | (17) |
2003–2005 | Sheffield United | 33 | (5) |
Total | 388 | (110) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ashley Ward (born 24 November 1970) is an English former professional
Having come through the
.Early life
Ward was born in Middleton, Lancashire, the son of a coal mining engineer. He attended William Hulme's Grammar School, which opted for rugby and lacrosse as the school sports over football.[1]
Football career
Ward had a spell with Manchester United in the 1986–87 season, making 16 appearances for the club's Junior B team. He then played for Cheadle Town Youth, and chose to become an apprentice at Manchester City above an offer from Blackburn Rovers.[1]
He then played for
Ward was then signed by Norwich City for £350,000 in December 1994. On his Canaries debut, he scored two first-half goals against Chelsea, then made it three goals in two games, scoring at Crystal Palace. He scored eight times in 25 appearances in total before the season finished; he then added another 10 league and three League Cup goals before a move to Derby County in March 1996.[3]
Ward contributed to Derby's 1996-97
In November 1998, whilst still playing for Barnsley in a match at Sunderland, Ward scored, missed a penalty and got sent off in the space of five minutes, with all incidents also involving Sunderland defender Darren Williams.[8]
After spells at Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City and Sheffield United, Ward retired in the summer of 2005.
Personal life
Ward and his wife run a number of businesses, including, a commercial property business, operating Abafields, a nursing home in Bolton bought for development but now operating under a manager.[9] He also manages a £15million luxury property development company Bilton Ward Developments.[9][10] Formed in 2002 the company specialises in the building and renovation of luxury homes, however this has now gone into liquidation, mainly for footballers including Kevin Campbell and Wayne Rooney.[11] Interior design is often done by former Changing Rooms designer Laura McCree.
In March 2011, Ward was linked with a possible move to buy Wrexham.[3]
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ a b Ashley reaps the rewards for dogged determination Archived 14 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 1-899468-81-1.
- ^ a b "Ashley Ward". Flown From the Nest. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Football: Break-up blues for Ward and Sturridge". The Independent. 1 March 1997. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Wanchope cuts down United". The Independent. 5 April 1997. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Football: Liverpool left in emergency Ward". The Independent. 22 November 1997. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Football: Ward makes Villa pay for profligacy". The Independent. 11 March 1998. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Tykes take shine to a Light show of passion". The Guardian. 21 November 1998. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Premiership class". Homesearch. 23 February 2005. Archived from the original on 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Living: A style she can sell – Times Online
- ^ Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news – Telegraph
- ^ "Barnsley Player of the Season". Barnsley FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.