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]

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

Career edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.