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Tim Ward |
Derby County FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 2 D
0 L 0 F 6: A 2
100% successful
1947-48
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Victor Timothy Ward |
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Birth |
Sunday, 16 September 1917 in Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire [registered as Victor T. in
Cheltenham, September 1917]. Adopted son of William and Eunice
Andrews.
Attended Charlton Kings Boys School in Cheltenham. |
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Cannot be found on the 1939 register, presumed still closed.
According to Passenger Lists, Timothy Ward was one of numerous
professional footballers (The FA Tourists of Canada) returning to the Port
of Liverpool on 30 June 1950 from Montréal, Québec. He is aboard the
Empress of Canada. His address is stated as 59 Sunnyhill Avenue in Derby. |
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Marriage |
to
Harriett Annie May 'Nancy' Elliott, on 20 January 1940 at St.
Luke's Church, Derby
[registered in Derby, March 1940]. The reception was held at
St. Luke's School and the honeymoon spent in Broadway, Worcestershire.
Address stated as The Briars in Charlton Kings.
"Given away by her brother, Mr. G. Elliott, the
bride wore an embossed satin beaute dress, a wreath of orange blossom, and
a veil. She carried a bouquet of Madonna lilies."
- Derby Telegraph, 20 January 1940.
They had one son, Timothy Andrew (b.22 April 1949). |
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Death |
Thursday, 4 February 1993
in Barton-under-Needwood Cottage Hospital,
Short Lane, Burton-upon-Trent, aged
75 years 141 days
[registered in East Staffordshire, March 1993]. |
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Funeral |
Wednesday, 10 February 1993
in Bretby |
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Memorial |
3pm, Thursday, 18
February 1993 at Derby
Cathedral |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Biographies |
Armed with a
Football: Memoir of Tim Ward, Footballer and Father - Andrew Ward
(Crowberry Ltd., 27 October 1994) |
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x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
schoolboy career playing with Charlton Kings School, afterwards playing
for Andoversford FC, in the Cheltenham League, He joined the local team Cheltenham Town FC
before he signed as a left-half for
Derby County FC on 7 April 1937. He was loaned back to Cheltenham Town FC
in September 1939 for a couple of matches. He played a couple of regional
games for Notts County FC in 1940. |
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Club honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 10st.
12lbs [1937], 5'
9", 11st.
9lbs [1951]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Managerial Career |
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Club(s):
Tim Ward was manager of Exeter City FC for 25 days in 1953, returning to
Barnsley FC. Ward inherited the
successful Derby County FC team that Brian Clough and Peter Taylor left.
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Club honours: |
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England Career |
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Player number |
668th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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First match |
No. 235, 21 September 1947,
Belgium 2 England 5, a friendly match at
Stade
du Heysel, Plateau du Heysel, Bruxelles, aged
30 years
5 days. |
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Last match |
No. 243, 10 November 1948, England 1
Wales 0, a British Championship match at Villa Park, Trinity Road,
Birmingham, aged 31 years 55 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1948-49; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
The seventh
Gloucesterian to represent England. |
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Beyond England |
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x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
reserve |
minutes |
 |
captain |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
one |
180 |
0 |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
100 |
+2 |
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All matches were played in a white shirt |
Venue & Competition Record
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Venue &
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
Home
British Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Away
Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1948-49 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Match History
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Club:
Derby County F.C.
- two full appearances (180 min) |
manager: Walter
Winterbottom - two full appearances (180 min)x |
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match |
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match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
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