Paul Ward (footballer)

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Paul Ward
Personal information
Full name Paul Terence Ward [1]
Date of birth (1963-09-15) 15 September 1963 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Fishburn, [1] England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
19??–1981 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1982 Chelsea 0 (0)
1982–1985 Middlesbrough 76 (1)
1985–1988 Darlington 124 (9)
1988–1989 Leyton Orient 31 (1)
1989–1991 Scunthorpe United 55 (6)
1991–1993 Lincoln City 39 (0)
Gainsborough Trinity
Managerial career
1987 Darlington
Hatfield Main
1999 Harrogate Town
2002–2003 Hatfield Main
Armthorpe Welfare
2014–2015 Retford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Terence Ward (born 15 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League.

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Career

Ward began his career with Chelsea, [1] and played in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Darlington, Leyton Orient, Scunthorpe United, and Lincoln City, before playing non-league football for Gainsborough Trinity. [3]

His first experience as a manager was when he was asked to take over Darlington for the last 13 matches of their Division 3 relegation season. He was the youngest ever manager of a Football League club but reverted to playing duties after the end of the season. [4]

In August 2002 he commenced a second spell as manager of Hatfield Main. [5] He steered the club to the verge of promotion to the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East Football League before a late loss of form saw them finish in fifth place and then resign from the league due to financial problems. Ward departed to become joint manager, with Des Bennett, of Armthorpe Welfare. [6]

In August 2013 he was appointed first-team coach at Retford United, [7] rising to the role of manager in June 2014. [8] However, following a run of ten league games which saw the club pick up only seven out of a possible thirty points and culminated in a 6–1 defeat at Garforth Town on 17 January 2015, he parted company with the club. [9] On 5 May 2015 he joined Staveley Miners Welfare as assistant to the newly appointed manager Brett Marshall. [10] He remained in post for six-and-a-half years until, in November 2021, Marshall and his assistants, Ward and Ian Bowling, resigned. [11]

Career outside of football

Ward owns and runs a health and fitness club in Doncaster, which he opened following his retirement from professional football in 1994. [12]

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "Paul Ward". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Remember When? Paul Ward". Darlington F.C. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ward's the new man for Main". NonLeagueDaily.com. 9 August 2002. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "The end for Hatfield?". Doncaster Free Press. 19 June 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "For-Ward thinking for Badgers". Northern Counties East League. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. ↑ ""New" look for Management in new season..." Retford United. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Manager Paul Ward's departure follows another heavy defeat for Retford United". Retford Times. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Grayson, James (5 May 2015). "Marshall confirmed as Staveley boss". Non League Yorkshire. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Marshall steps down as Trojans boss". Northern Counties East Football League. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Don't just do it. Do it right!". YellowTom Doncaster. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
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