Nicholas Ward (born 30 November 1977 in Wrexham, Wales), is a retired footballer who played as a forward for Shrewsbury Town in The Football League. He played in the Welsh Premier League for a number of team - where he spent most of his career. After retiring as a player he moved into management and is currently manager of Penycae.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicholas Ward | ||
Date of birth | (1977-11-30) 30 November 1977 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Wrexham, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Midfield | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | (1) |
1997 | → Telford United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Newtown | ? | (?) |
2000–2007 | The New Saints | 190 | (69) |
2007–2008 | Welling United | 5 | (0) |
2008–2009 | NEWI Cefn Druids | 6 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Newtown | 26 | (5) |
2010–2011 | Bangor City | 34 | (3) |
2011–2012 | The New Saints | 18 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Newtown | ||
2013 | Conwy Borough | ||
2013 | Airbus UK Broughton | ||
2013–2014 | Cefn Druids | ||
Teams managed | |||
2014 | Penycae (Assistant Manager) | ||
2014– | Penycae | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:09, 3 March 2012 (UTC) |
He made his debut for the Shrews on 15 October 1996 in the Second Division 2–1 defeat to Gillingham at Gay Meadow. He came on as a second-half substitute for Richard Scott.
In June 2011 he rejoined The New Saints[1] signing a new contract with the club in May 2012.[2]
On deadline day – 31 August 2012, he left TNS re-signing with his former club Newtown, for a third time.[3]
In October 2013 he joined former club Cefn Druids.[4]
He retired from football in the summer of 2014 to further his coaching career and joined Penycae as assistant manager.[5] He was appointed manager of the club later that season.[6]
On 3 June 2016 it has been announced that Nicky will be joining Brickfield Rangers as a Player Coach.
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