Elliott Ward
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elliott Leslie Ward[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Harrow, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | West Ham United | 15 | (0) |
2004 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2006–2010 | Coventry City | 116 | (14) |
2010 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2010 | → Preston North End (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Norwich City | 51 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2013 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2013–2016 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | (0) |
2015 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | (1) |
2018 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Notts County | 17 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Cambridge United | 13 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Chelmsford City | 17 | (0) |
Total | 359 | (22) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 21 June 2021 (UTC) |
Elliott Leslie Ward (born 19 January 1985) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in the Premier League for West Ham United and Norwich City.
Playing career
West Ham United
Ward was born in
Ward made an impact on the West Ham first team during the second half of the
When Ward was brought into the first team, for the 1–3 loss against
At the beginning of the
Coventry City
Ward left West Ham in the summer of 2006, joining Coventry City for £1 million.[7] Manager Micky Adams said of him: "In Elliott we have a young, talented and confident defender who I'm sure will bring a real presence to our back line. He is just the sort of player we are looking for to help the club progress."[8]
Ward made his debut for Coventry on 6 August 2006 in a 2–1 home win against
Norwich City
On 26 May 2010, Ward signed a two-year deal with Norwich City on a free transfer.[7] His Norwich debut came on 6 August in the opening game of the 2010–11 season, a 2–3 home defeat to Watford.[15] Ward picked up an injury in the 2–1 away win over Coventry City on 18 December, sidelining him until the end of January. He made his return to the team in the 2–1 win over Millwall on 1 February 2011, scoring his first goal for the club to equalise.[16]
Ward played 39 of a possible 46 league games in Norwich City's side which won promotion to the Premier League in 2010–11 season but in July 2011, during a pre-season tour of Germany, Ward picked up a knee injury which kept him out of action until January 2012.[17][18]
In October 2012 Ward joined
AFC Bournemouth
On 18 June 2013 Ward signed an initial one-year deal with
Huddersfield Town (loan)
On 9 September 2015, Ward signed on loan for
Blackburn Rovers
On 20 January 2016, Ward signed with Blackburn Rovers on a two and a half year deal.[27] Ward appeared seven times for Blackburn in his first season, scoring once.
At the very end of the 2018 January transfer window, Ward was loaned out to Milton Keynes Dons,[28] before being released by Blackburn at the end of the 2017–18 season.[29]
Notts County
On 3 September 2018, Ward joined Notts County. The length of contract was not disclosed.[30]
He was released by Notts County at the end of the 2018–19 season.[31]
Cambridge United
In September 2019, Ward joined Cambridge United on a contract lasting until January 2020.[32]
Chelmsford City
On 17 February 2020, Ward signed for Chelmsford City, making his debut on the same evening in a 3–1 win against Tonbridge Angels.[33]
On 21 June 2021, Chelmsford announced Ward's retirement from football.[34]
Coaching career
Following his retirement, Ward remained at Chelmsford as their academy assistant manager. In March 2022, Ward returned to West Ham as an under-14's coach.[35]
Personal life
He is the brother of
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 April 2019[37]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 2004–05[38] | Championship
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2005–06[39] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2004–05[38] | League Two
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2005–06[39] | Championship | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Coventry City | 2006–07[40] | Championship | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
2007–08[41] | Championship | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
2008–09[42] | Championship | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
2009–10[43] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 116 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 16 | ||
Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2009–10[43] | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Preston North End (loan) | 2009–10[43] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Norwich City | 2010–11[44] | Championship | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
2011–12[45] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
2012–13[46] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2012–13[46] | Championship | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
AFC Bournemouth | 2013–14[47] | Championship | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
2014–15[48] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2015–16[49] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Blackburn Rovers | 2015–16[49] | Championship | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2016–17[50] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2017–18[51] | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2017–18[51] | League One | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Notts County | 2018–19 | League Two | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Career total | 328 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 360 | 24 |
- ^ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
Honours
West Ham United
References
- ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
- ^ Elliott Ward at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Reading 3 West Ham 1". Sportinglife.com. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Preston 0 West Ham 1". Sportinglife.com. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "West Ham 1 Bolton 2". Sportinglife.com. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Wolves 1–1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Coventry defender Elliott Ward agrees Norwich City deal". BBC Sport. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Coventry recruit West Ham's Ward". BBC Sport. 16 June 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Ipswich Town v Coventry City, 12 September 2006". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Elliott Ward". www.sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers land Elliot Ward on loan". BBC Sport. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Sheff Wed 0–2 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ "Coventry defender Elliott Ward joins Preston on loan". BBC Sport. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Chowdhury, Saj (6 August 2010). "BBC Sport – Football – Norwich 2–3 Watford". BBC News. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Norwich 2 – 1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Norwich City's Elliott Ward and James Vaughan to make return in Premier Reserve League fixture against Chelsea". www.edp24.co.uk. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Elliott Ward joins Nottingham Forest from Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Elliott Ward happy to be back among familiar faces at Nottingham Forest". www.thisisnottingham.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Nott'm Forest 2–1 Peterborough Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth sign ex-Norwich defender Elliott Ward". BBC Sport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Defender Elliott Ward departs AFC Bournemouth". AFC Bournemouth. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Limb, Callum. "Elliott Ward joins Town on Loan".
- Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers: Club sign Danny Graham and Elliott Ward". BBC Sport. 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Josh Tymon and Elliott Ward join MK Dons on loan - ClubCall". www.clubcall.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers: Danny Graham and Craig Conway in contract talks". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Elliott Ward: Former Coventry, Norwich and Blackburn defender joins Notts County". BBC Sport. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Notts County: Jon Stead and David Vaughan among 12 released". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Elliott Ward: Cambridge United sign ex-Coventry, Norwich and Blackburn defender". BBC Sport. 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Ward Signs". Chelmsford City F.C. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Elliott Ward announces retirement". Chelmsford City F.C. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Elliott Ward returns to West Ham United". Chelmsford City F.C. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Quotes of the week". BBC Sport. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
There is a reason I didn't go to West Ham, as I'm sure everyone can work out – I didn't want to leave my brother on the bench! Darren Ward explains why he turned down a move to the Premiership and opted for Crystal Palace ....
- ^ "Elliott Ward". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Elliott Ward in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "West Ham 1–0 Preston". BBC Sport. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
External links
- Elliott Ward player profile at ccfc.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 August 2010)
- Elliott Ward player profile at pafc.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 July 2011)
- Elliott Ward Archived 27 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Soccerbase
- Elliott Ward at Soccerway