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Ted Ward

Edward H. Ward (1917 – May 1988) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Amman United RFC, Llanelli RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for Wigan (two spells), Oldham and Cardiff RLFC, as a goal-kicking centre, and coached club level rugby league (RL) for Wigan.[2]

Edward Ward
Personal information
Full nameEdward H. Ward
Born1917 (1917)
Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales
DiedMay 1988 (aged 70–71)
Garnant, Carmarthenshire, S. Wales.
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Llanelli RFC
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1938–50 Wigan 204 55 459 1083
1950–51 Oldham 9 0 7 14
1951–52 Cardiff RLFC 20
1953 Wigan 9 2 21 48
Total 242 57 487 0 1145
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–51 Wales 13 25
1946 Great Britain 3 1 2 0 7
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1953–56 Wigan
Source: [1]

Playing career edit

International honours edit

Ted Ward won 13 caps for Wales (RL) in 1946–1951 while at Wigan and Cardiff, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1946 against Australia (2 matches) and New Zealand.[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances edit

Ted Ward played right-centre and scored a goal in Wigan's 8–3 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1947–48 Challenge Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465.[3]

County Cup Final appearances edit

Ted Ward played right-centre in Wigan's 10–7 victory over Salford in the 1938–39 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938,[4] played left wing in the 3–7 defeat by Widnes in the 1945–46 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1945–46 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 27 October 1945, played right-centre and scored 2-goals in the 10–7 victory over Belle Vue Rangers in the 1947–48 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1947–48 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 1 November 1947,[5] played right-centre and scored 1-try, and 4-goals in the 14–8 victory over Warrington in the 1948–49 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948.[6]

Career records edit

Ted Ward is one of less than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ "1947-1948 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ^ "1938-1939 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ^ "1947-1948 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ^ "1948-1949 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6

Note edit

In some references the Welsh international statistics of Ted Ward are misallocated to Ernest Ward.

External links edit

  • Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
  • Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk
  • Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (Ted Ward's Great Britain statistics only)
  • Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (Ted Ward's Wales statistics misallocated to Ernest Ward)

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