Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Ward [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 November 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1979 | Clyde | 128 | (39) |
1979 | Aston Villa | 3 | (0) |
1979 | Hibernian | 9 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Dundee United | 6 | (0) |
1981–1984 | Ayr United | 39 | (3) |
1984–1985 | Stirling Albion | 8 | (1) |
1985–1987 | St Johnstone | 39 | (8) |
Total | 232 | (51) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joe Ward (born 25 November 1954) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward.
Ward started his career with Clyde before winning a move to English side Aston Villa in the late 1970s. Ward played three games for the Villans, returning to Scotland with Hibernian where he played a further nine times before joining Dundee United. Ward's time at Tannadice was equally short as he played only six times before moving to Ayr United. After nearly forty appearances with the Honest Men, Ward moved on to Stirling Albion, before playing out his career with St Johnstone.
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