Pat Ward (footballer)

Pat Ward (28 December 1926 – 15 March 2003[1]) was a Scottish-born footballer who played as a wing half in the 1950s.[2]

Pat Ward
Personal information
Full name Patrick Ward[1]
Date of birth (1926-12-28)28 December 1926
Place of birth Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death 15 March 2003(2003-03-15) (aged 76)
Place of death Dumbarton, Scotland
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1950? Glasgow Perthshire ?
1950?–1955 Hibernian 46 (1)
1955–1958 Leicester City 57 (0)
1958–1959? Crewe Alexandra 31 (1)
1959?–? Bedford Town ?
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was born in Dumbarton, and after playing for junior side Glasgow Perthshire he was signed by Hibernian. He made his debut for Hibs on 24 March 1951 against St Mirren, although he did not play many games in his first three seasons. Ward made his breakthrough in 1953–54, with 26 appearances, although after a further 19 matches in the following campaign, he was transferred to Leicester City. In all he played 53 times for Hibs, scoring one goal (against Raith Rovers on 16 October 1954).[3]

He made a total of 57 English Football League appearances for Leicester, and for a time kept Colin Appleton out of the left half position.[4] In the 1957–58 season he made three appearances for Leicester.[5]

Ward left Leicester for Crewe Alexandra, and made 31 League appearances for them before joining Bedford Town.[2]

References
  1. "Pat Ward". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
  3. Bobby Sinett & Thomas Jamieson. "Ward, Pat". Hibernian. Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  4. "Colin Appleton". Leicester City Official Site. 10 September 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  5. "All Leicester City football club players: 1958". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 March 2016.


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