Mark Ward (footballer, born 1962)
Ward in May 2016.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark William Ward | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1980 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1983–1985 | Oldham Athletic | 84 | (12) |
| 1985–1990 | West Ham United | 165 | (12) |
| 1990–1991 | Manchester City | 55 | (14) |
| 1991–1994 | Everton | 83 | (6) |
| 1994–1996 | Birmingham City | 63 | (7) |
| 1996 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | (0) |
| 1996 | Ayr United | 1 | (0) |
| 1997 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Dundee | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | Valur | 5 | (0) |
| Altrincham | |||
| 1999 | Leigh RMI | ||
| Total | 470 | (51) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Altrincham | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mark William Ward (born 10 October 1962) is an English former footballer.
Mark William Ward was born in Huyton, Liverpool on 10 October 1962, the second eldest of seven children born to Billy and Irene Ward. His father's family originated form County Cork in Ireland. His father was a casual labourer and an accomplished sportsman, and had played reserve team football for Liverpool in the 1953–54 season. Ward was spotted by Everton at an early age, and joined the club's youth team before signing schoolboy forms in 1977. He then signed apprentice forms in 1979. He developed sciatica, but recovered and managed to score the winning goal against PSV Eindhoven in the final of the under-19 youth tournament in Groningen; he was also voted as the player-of-the-tournament. His success in the competition won him a professional contract with Everton. However, he was released without ever playing a first team game at Goodison Park after manager Gordon Lee told him he was too small to play top-flight football; ironically, Lee was sacked by Everton just hours after releasing Ward.
Ward signed a two-year contract with Northwich Victoria of the Alliance Premier League after impressing in a trial game, and the club also found him a job in a bakery. He established himself in the first team and scored the winning goal against Football League side Chester City in the first round of the FA Cup at Drill Field in the 1982–83 season. He also scored the winning goal past Dagenham in the semi-finals of the FA Trophy, to book John King's "Vics" a place at Wembley Stadium in the final. They lost 2–1 to Telford United in the final, and Ward spent most of the game as little more than a spectator after being taken out by left-back Tony Turner in the opening stages of the match.
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