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Joe Ward (footballer, born 1954)

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Joe Ward
Personal information
Full name Joseph Ward[1]
Date of birth (1954-11-25) 25 November 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1979 Clyde 128 (39)
1979 Aston Villa 3 (0)
1979 Hibernian 9 (0)
1980–1981 Dundee United 6 (0)
1981–1984 Ayr United 39 (3)
1984–1985 Stirling Albion 8 (1)
1985–1987 St Johnstone 39 (8)
Total 232 (51)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Ward (born 25 November 1954) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward.

Career

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Ward started his career with Clyde before winning a move to English side Aston Villa in the late 1970s. Ward played three games for the Villans, returning to Scotland with Hibernian where he played a further nine times before joining Dundee United. Ward's time at Tannadice was equally short as he played only six times before moving to Ayr United. After nearly forty appearances with the Honest Men, Ward moved on to Stirling Albion, before playing out his career with St Johnstone.

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Ward". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
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  • Joe Ward at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database