Nick Ward (footballer, born 1977)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Ward | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | (1) |
| 1997 | → Telford United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Newtown | ? | (?) |
| 2000–2007 | The New Saints | 190 | (69) |
| 2007–2008 | Welling United | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | NEWI Cefn Druids | 6 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Newtown | 26 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Bangor City | 34 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | The New Saints | 18 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Newtown | ||
| 2013 | Conwy Borough | ||
| 2013 | Airbus UK Broughton | ||
| 2013–2014 | Cefn Druids | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Penycae (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 2014– | Penycae | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 3 March 2012 (UTC) | |||
Nicholas Ward (born 30 November 1977 in Wrexham, Wales), is a retired footballer who played as a forward for Shrewsbury Town in The Football League. He played in the Welsh Premier League for a number of team - where he spent most of his career. After retiring as a player he moved into management and is currently manager of Penycae.
He made his debut for the Shrews on 15 October 1996 in the Second Division 2–1 defeat to Gillingham at Gay Meadow. He came on as a second-half substitute for Richard Scott.
In June 2011 he rejoined The New Saints[1] signing a new contract with the club in May 2012.[2]
On deadline day – 31 August 2012, he left TNS re-signing with his former club Newtown, for a third time.[3]
In October 2013 he joined former club Cefn Druids.[4]
He retired from football in the summer of 2014 to further his coaching career and joined Penycae as assistant manager.[5] He was appointed manager of the club later that season.[6]
On 3 June 2016 it has been announced that Nicky will be joining Brickfield Rangers as a Player Coach.
Honours[edit]
- Welsh Premier League: Winners medal 2011/12 with The New Saints[7]
- Welsh Premier League: Winners medal 2010/11 with Bangor City
- Welsh Cup Winners medal 2011/12 with The New Saints[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nicky Ward signs for The New Saints". The New Saints. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Fraughan makes Park Hall move permanent". The New Saints. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ward returns to Robins". Newtown AFC. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Ward returns to Druids". Cefn Druids. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Ward retires to pursue coaching career". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Wardy appointed as Penycae's new manager". Welsh Premier League. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Welsh Cup final: Cefn Druids 0–2 The New Saints". BBC. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
External links[edit]
- Nick Ward at Soccerbase
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- Welling United F.C. players
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