John Ward (footballer, born 1951)

John Ward

Ward as manager of Bristol Rovers in 2013
Personal information
Full name	John Patrick Ward[1]
Date of birth	(1951-04-07) 7 April 1951 (age 73)[1]
Place of birth	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1979	Lincoln City	240	(91)
1972	→ Workington (loan)	11	(3)
1979–1981	Watford	27	(6)
1981–1982	Grimsby Town	3	(0)
1982	Lincoln City	1	(0)
Total		282	(100)
Managerial career
1991–1993	York City
1993–1996	Bristol Rovers
1997–1998	Bristol City
2000–2001	Wolverhampton Wanderers (caretaker)
2003–2007	Cheltenham Town
2007–2008	Carlisle United
2010–2012	Colchester United
2012–2014	Bristol Rovers
2015	Walsall (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Patrick Ward (born 7 April 1951) is an English football manager and retired player.

A forward during his playing days, Ward appeared in the Football League for Lincoln City, Workington, Watford and Grimsby Town, in which he scored 100 goals in 282 appearances. Having served under Graham Taylor at Watford and Aston Villa as assistant manager, he went on to manage York City and Bristol Rovers before being appointed as assistant at Burnley. Time in charge at Bristol City followed and he then served as assistant at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ward went on to manage at Cheltenham Town, Carlisle United and Colchester United over a nine-year period before returning to Bristol Rovers, initially as manager before, briefly, becoming the club's Director of Football.