Lewis Ward (footballer)

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Lewis Ward
Personal information
Full name Lewis Moore Ward [1]
Date of birth (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 22
Youth career
Reading
2012–2013 → Portsmouth (youth loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Reading 0 (0)
2014 → Whitehawk (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Sutton United (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Fylkir (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Margate (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Margate (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Hungerford Town (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Hungerford Town (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018 → Aldershot Town (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2019 → Northampton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2021 Exeter City 28 (0)
2021 → Portsmouth (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 Swindon Town 9 (0)
2022–2023 Sutton United 9 (0)
2023–2024 Swindon Town 5 (0)
2024 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2024– AFC Wimbledon 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 England U16 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:10, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Moore Ward (born 5 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

Contents

Career

Reading

Ward began his career with Reading, and has a youth loan with Portsmouth during the 2012–13 season. [3]

He joined Whitehawk on loan on 10 October 2014, in a deal that lasted until 7 November 2014. [4] He made two FA Cup appearances, conceding four goals in each game. [5]

On 5 May 2016, Ward joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Fylkir on loan until 26 June 2016. [6]

Ward signed on loan for Margate in August 2016, [7] before having two spells with Hungerford Town, the second beginning in August 2017. [8]

Ward moved on loan to Aldershot Town in November 2017, originally until January 2018, [9] but this was later extended until the end of the season. [10] Aldershot made it to the play-offs, losing out to Ebbsfleet United after a penalty shoot out. Initially Aldershot went ahead 3–1 on penalties due to two saves by Ward, however Ward himself hit the post with the deciding penalty. [11]

On 22 June 2018, Ward signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020. [12]

Ward joined Northampton Town on a season-long loan on 27 July 2018. [13] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup, and made four further appearances in the EFL Trophy. [14] On 14 January 2019, Reading announced that Ward's loan with Northampton Town had ended early, and that he would join Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season. [15] [16]

Exeter City

On 20 June 2019, Ward signed for Exeter City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [17] [18] On 5 October 2019, Ward suffered a broken arm in a League Two fixture against Crewe Alexandra. The injury came in the 86th minute, and Ward continued until the end of the match. [19] [20]

He was replaced in the starting XI by Jonny Maxted, but returned to the lineup in February 2020 when Maxted suffered an injury in the pre-match warmup away at Swindon Town, by which time Ward had recovered to match fitness. [21]

In January 2021 he moved on loan to Portsmouth. [3]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Exeter at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [22]

Swindon Town

On 27 July 2021, Ward signed for Swindon Town on a one-year contract following a trial. [23] He made his league debut at Forest Green Rovers on 9 October 2021, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty. [24]

Sutton United

He transferred to Sutton United on 1 September 2022 for an undisclosed fee. [25] His contact was mutually terminated on 31 January 2023. [26]

Return to Swindon Town

On 22 August 2023 he re-signed for Swindon Town, also becoming the club's Youth Development Phase Lead Coach. [27] On 18 January 2024, it was announced that Ward had left the club. [28]

Charlton Athletic

On 22 January 2024, Ward joined Charlton Athletic on a deal until the end of the season, with a club option of an additional year. [29] [30] On 3 May 2024, it was confirmed that Ward would leave Charlton Athletic when his contract expired having not made any first-team appearances for the club. [31]

AFC Wimbledon

On 11 July 2024, Ward joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal. [32]

Personal life

Ward has obtained a degree in Sports Journalism from the University of Staffordshire. [33] [34]

Career statistics

As of 29 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15 [35] Championship 0000000000
2015–16 [36] Championship0000000000
2016–17 [37] Championship0000000000
2017–18 [38] Championship0000000000
2018–19 [14] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Whitehawk (loan) 2014–15 [5] Conference South 0020000020
Sutton United (loan) 2015–16 National League South 0000000000
Fylkir (loan) 2016 [39] Úrvalsdeild 3000000030
Margate (loan) 2016–17 [39] National League South190100000200
Hungerford Town (loan) 2016–17 [39] National League South100000000100
Hungerford Town (loan) 2017–18 [39] National League South170000000170
Aldershot Town (loan) 2017–18 [38] [39] National League 25000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0260
Northampton Town (loan) 2018–19 [14] League Two 0000104 [lower-alpha 2] 050
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2018–19 [14] League Two12000002 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
Exeter City 2019–20 [40] League Two20000003 [lower-alpha 3] 0230
2020–21 [41] League Two80101000100
Total280101030330
Portsmouth (loan) 2020–21 [41] League One 0000000000
Swindon Town 2021–22 [42] League Two9010106 [lower-alpha 4] 0170
Sutton United 2022–23 [43] League Two9010101 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
Swindon Town 2023–24 [44] League Two5000003 [lower-alpha 2] 080
Charlton Athletic 2023–24 [44] League One0000000000
AFC Wimbledon 2024–25 [45] League Two0000003 [lower-alpha 2] 030
Career total137060402301700
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the National League play-offs.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ↑ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, one appearance in play-offs
  4. ↑ Four appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in play-offs

Honours

Portsmouth

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  2. ↑ Seckington, Kaylee (29 March 2017). "Why a young goalkeeper's height isn't that important, by Reading and Aldershot Town 6ft 5ins ("and a bit") shot stopper". Surrey Live. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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  4. ↑ "One in, one out at Whitehawk". The Argus. 10 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 Official matchday programme, Whitehawk v Basingstoke Town, 29 April 2015
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  13. ↑ "Lewis Ward links up with Northampton Town on loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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  21. ↑ "📝 Match Report: Swindon Town 2 Exeter City 1". www.exetercityfc.co.uk.
  22. ↑ "📝 Retained List announced".
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  37. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Ward in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  38. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Ward in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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  43. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Ward in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  44. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Ward in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Ward in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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