Tim Ward (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Timothy Ward | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Cheltenham, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 January 1993 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Playing position | Right Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cheltenham Schools | |||
| – | Charlton Kings | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1937 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| 1937–1951 | Derby County | 238 | (4) |
| 1951–1953 | Barnsley | 33 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1947–1948 | England | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1953 | Exeter City | ||
| 1953–1960 | Barnsley | ||
| 1960–1962 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 1962–1967 | Derby County | ||
| 1967–1968 | Carlisle United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Tim Ward (17 September 1917 – 28 January 1993) was an English footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his time with Derby County.
Tim was christened Victor Timothy Ward, an adopted son to Bill and Eunice Andrews and raised in Charlton Kings near Cheltenham. Tim played football on the local pitches with his childhood friend Cedric, during these games Cedric would be Arsenal and Tim would be Derby County.
He attended Charlton Kings Boys School.
Tim played football for Cheltenham Schools and Charlton Kings before signing for Cheltenham Town who were then embarking on their first seasons in the Southern Football league. In 1937 Tim had an unsuccessful trial for Leicester City risking the sack from his job, before catching the attention of Derby County scout Jackie Whitehouse. He joined the club on trial, scoring with the first kick of his first trial match with Derby County 'A', and convinced George Jobey to pay Cheltenham £100 and became a full-time professional, playing at left half, replacing England international defender Errington Keen. Like many of his generation, Ward's career was adversely affected by the outbreak of World War II, and during his time in the army Tim made guest appearances for Notts County, Hamilton Academical and Leeds United and also played for the Scottish Army XI before he was sent in fight in Europe. After the war Tim played for the BAOR team before being demobbed. His time in Germany saw him miss all but one game of Derby's 1946 FA Cup campaign. Ward was philosophical on missing the final, saying 'So many of my friends were killed in the war and I regarded myself lucky to emerge from it, rather than unlucky to miss Wembley." On his return to England, despite Arsenal offering £10,000 for his services, Derby found him a position at right-half, where he was successful enough to gain 2 full England caps, making his debut against Belgium on 21 September 1947 at The Heysel Stadium and also appearing against Wales at Villa Park on 10 November 1948. He was also part of the FA Tour of Canada in 1950. He was sold to Barnsley in 1951, spending two years with the Tykes before entering management.
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