Terry Ward
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Ward[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1939[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1963 (aged 23)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1963 | Stoke City | 43 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Terence "Terry" Ward (10 December 1939 – 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City along with his brother Derrick.[1]
Career
Ward was born in Stoke-on-Trent and joined the local Football League club Stoke City in 1959 where his brother Derrick had been since 1952.[1] He made his debut during the 1959–60 season and broke into the squad in the following season playing in 29 matches.[1] However it was around this time that Ward started to suffer from ill health and after two seasons of struggling to get into the side he decided to retire.[1] Not long after he left the club his health problems escalated and he died at the age of 23.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1959–60 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 1960–61 | Second Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1961–62 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1962–63 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||