Name: Sean WardBorn: 21 January 1984, Belfast
Height: 5.10 ft
Weight:
Position: Right-Back
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Select XI (2007); Under-23 (2007-2008), 10 Under-21 Caps (2005-2006), Under-20, Under-18 Schools, Milk Cup Under-19 squad (2003), Junior (2003); Irish Universities.
Club Honours: (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 2004/05, 2008/09; Irish Cup Winner 2012/13; Irish League Cup Winner; Co. Antrim Shield Winner; (with Linfield) NIFL Champion 2016/17; Irish Cup Runner-Up 2015/16; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2013/14; (with Crusaders) Irish League Champion; Irish Cup Winner ...
Club Career:
Teams.... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee--
Glentoran 02/03-12/13 ........ Youth
Linfield. 13/14-16/17 Jun-13 £10,000
Crusaders 17/18-19/20
Glenavon. 20/21-23/24 Jul-20
Biography:
A versatile player, Sean Ward emerged through the ranks at Glentoran playing for the Seconds at centre-back before gaining his firstteam chance as stand-in right-back. Although now most familiar in the centre of defence, in the intervening years he has also played at left-back and across midfield.
Capped at Under-18 Schools level, Ward also appeared for an Under-19 Milk Cup Select that appeared at the Croix International Tournament in France in 2003. His links to the Milk Cup continued as he played for a Northern Ireland Select against Everton in a match to celebrate the tournament's 25th anniversary in 2007. A regular at Under-21 level from 2005-2006 he also appeared for the Under-23s in their first International Challenge Tournament and in the Junior International Quadrangular Tournament in 2003.
Ward, who was vice-captain, led Glentoran to the 2013 Irish Cup. With the Glens in financial difficulties and having failed to pay their players on a regular basis over a number of months a frustrated Ward requested a transfer. He subsequently joined Linfield.
In July 2020 Ward moved from Crusaders to Glenavon.
Ward retired at the end of the 2023/24 season after a total of 779 career appearances.
http://www.glenavonfc.com/2020/07/14/glenavon-sign-sean-ward/
08-02-2005 Scotland....... H W 2-1 FR
16-08-2005 Rep. of Ireland H D 2-2 FR sub
06-02-2006 Israel......... A W 1-0 FR
08-02-2006 Israel......... A W 1-0 FR sub
28-02-2006 Wales.......... A W 1-0 FR
12-04-2006 Leichtenstein.. A W 4-1 ECQ
10-05-2006 Leichtenstein.. H W 4-0 ECQ
16-05-2006 Scotland....... H W 1-0 FR
16-08-2006 Romania........ A L 0-3 ECQ
01-09-2006 Germany........ H L 2-3 ECQ
Summary: 8(2)/0. Won 7, Drew 1, Lost 2.
Photo by Roy Cathcart.
Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:⚽️ Happy retirement @seanward_84 - here are your Irish League career stats (all comps)!!
— Marshall Gillespie (@NIStats) April 27, 2024
7⃣7⃣9⃣ Apps
7⃣0⃣9⃣ Starts
7⃣0⃣ Sub
6⃣0⃣ Subbed
7⃣6⃣ Unused Sub
6⃣4⃣,3⃣2⃣2⃣ Mins Played
2⃣9⃣ Goals
4⃣0⃣ Assists
7⃣ Own Goals
6⃣5⃣ Yellow Cards
4⃣ Red Cards pic.twitter.com/Kz61eCjPCp
08-02-2005 Scotland....... H W 2-1 FR
16-08-2005 Rep. of Ireland H D 2-2 FR sub
06-02-2006 Israel......... A W 1-0 FR
08-02-2006 Israel......... A W 1-0 FR sub
28-02-2006 Wales.......... A W 1-0 FR
12-04-2006 Leichtenstein.. A W 4-1 ECQ
10-05-2006 Leichtenstein.. H W 4-0 ECQ
16-05-2006 Scotland....... H W 1-0 FR
16-08-2006 Romania........ A L 0-3 ECQ
01-09-2006 Germany........ H L 2-3 ECQ
Summary: 8(2)/0. Won 7, Drew 1, Lost 2.
Photo by Roy Cathcart.
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