Terry Ward | |
Fullname: | Terence Ward |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1939 |
Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Death Date: | 1963 (aged 23) |
Death Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1959–1963 |
Caps1: | 43 |
Goals1: | 0 |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Stoke City | 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 |