Gavin Ward — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

12

clubs played for

00/01

debut season

0

goals / match

Stoke City

top club · 86 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#195

goals rank

#202

assists rank

0

season goals

1

season assists

Among 455 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€400k

peak value · 2004

€450k

top transfer fee · 95/96

—

best season

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int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Antonio Chimenti

Goalkeeper · Retired

Shares 1970-06-30 · 1 player total

271Appearances

0Goals

1Assists

6Yellow cards

0Red cards

264Full matches (90′)

Full name	Gavin Ward
Date of birth	1970-06-30 (55 yrs)
Place of birth	Sutton, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot
Height	191.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2011-07-01
Contract expires	—

Jul 2012

12/13 — Shrewsbury Town

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2011

Transfer: Gainsborough → Retired

11/12 · Transfer

Aug 2009

Transfer: Hednesford → Gainsborough

09/10 · Transfer

Jul 2009

Transfer: Wrexham → Hednesford

09/10 · Transfer

Jul 2008

08/09 — Wrexham AFC

32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2008

Transfer: Chester City → Wrexham

07/08 · Transfer

Jul 2007

07/08 — Chester City (- 2010), Wrexham AFC

24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2007

Transfer: Tranmere → Chester City

07/08 · Transfer

Jul 2006

06/07 — Tranmere Rovers

40 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2006

Transfer: Preston → Tranmere

06/07 · Transfer

Jul 2005

05/06 — Preston North End

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2004

04/05 — Preston North End

8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2004

Transfer: Coventry → Preston

04/05 · Transfer

May 2004

Transfer: Barnsley → Coventry

03/04 · Return from loan

Apr 2004

Transfer: Coventry → Barnsley

03/04 · Loan

Jul 2003

03/04 — Coventry City, Barnsley FC

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2003

Transfer: Walsall → Coventry

03/04 · Transfer

Jul 2002

02/03 — Walsall FC

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2002

Transfer: Stoke City → Walsall

02/03 · Transfer

Jul 2001

01/02 — Stoke City

10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2000

00/01 — Stoke City

18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 1999

99/00 — Stoke City

52 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Feb 1999

Transfer: Bolton → Stoke City

98/99 · Transfer

Nov 1998

Transfer: Burnley → Bolton

98/99 · Return from loan

Aug 1998

Transfer: Bolton → Burnley

98/99 · Loan

Jul 1998

98/99 — Stoke City, Burnley FC

23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 1997

97/98 — Bolton Wanderers

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 1996

96/97 — Bolton Wanderers

15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Mar 1996

Transfer: Bradford → Bolton

95/96 · Transfer · €450k

Jul 1995

95/96 — Bolton Wanderers

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 1995

Transfer: Leicester → Bradford

95/96 · Transfer

Jul 1994

94/95 — Leicester City

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 1993

93/94 — Leicester City

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 1993

Transfer: Cardiff → Leicester

93/94 · Transfer · €250k

Oct 1989

Transfer: West Brom → Cardiff

89/90 · Transfer

Sep 1989

Transfer: Shrewsbury → West Brom

89/90 · Transfer

Jul 1988

Transfer: Aston Villa → Shrewsbury

88/89 · Transfer

Jul 1987

Transfer: Aston Villa U18 → Aston Villa

87/88 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €400k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 385 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

0

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

0

Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90

54

Clean sheets17 total · 17.00/90

95

Minutes played by club

Stoke City 32.2%

Burnley FC 6.4%

Bolton Wanderers 9.3%

Leicester City 5.1%

Shrewsbury Town 0.0%

Wrexham AFC 20.9%

Chester City (- 2010) 0.2%

Tranmere Rovers 14.7%

Preston North End 2.8%

Barnsley FC 0.4%

Coventry City 5.7%

Walsall FC 2.2%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Stoke City	4	00/01	99/00	86	0	7,668
Burnley FC	1	98/99	98/99	17	0	1,530
Bolton Wanderers	3	95/96	97/98	27	0	2,219
Leicester City	2	93/94	94/95	14	0	1,215
Shrewsbury Town	1	12/13	12/13	0	0	0
Wrexham AFC	2	07/08	08/09	55	0	4,980
Chester City (- 2010)	1	07/08	07/08	1	0	45
Tranmere Rovers	1	06/07	06/07	40	1	3,490
Preston North End	2	04/05	05/06	8	0	674
Barnsley FC	1	03/04	03/04	1	0	90
Coventry City	1	03/04	03/04	15	0	1,350
Walsall FC	1	02/03	02/03	7	0	526

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
99/00	EFL Trophy	Stoke City	3	0	0	270
99/00	FA Cup	Stoke City	1	0	0	90
99/00	League Cup	Stoke City	2	0	0	180
99/00	Second Division	Stoke City	46	0	0	4,140
98/99	Second Division	Stoke City	6	0	0	540
98/99	Second Division	Burnley FC	17	0	0	1,530
97/98	FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	90
97/98	League Cup	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
97/98	Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	6	0	0	418
96/97	FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	3	0	0	270
96/97	First Division	Bolton Wanderers	11	0	0	901
96/97	League Cup	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	90
95/96	Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	5	0	0	450
94/95	FA Cup	Leicester City	1	0	0	45
94/95	Premier League	Leicester City	6	0	1	540
93/94	FA Cup	Leicester City	0	0	0	0
93/94	First Division	Leicester City	6	0	0	540
93/94	League Cup	Leicester City	1	0	0	90
12/13	League One	Shrewsbury Town	0	0	0	0
08/09	Conference	Wrexham AFC	32	0	1	2,880
07/08	EFL Trophy	Chester City (- 2010)	1	0	0	45
07/08	FAW Premier Cup	Wrexham AFC	1	0	0	120
07/08	League Cup	Chester City (- 2010)	0	0	0	0
07/08	League Two	Wrexham AFC	22	0	0	1,980
07/08	League Two	Chester City (- 2010)	0	0	0	0
06/07	EFL Trophy	Tranmere Rovers	0	0	0	0
06/07	FA Cup	Tranmere Rovers	1	0	0	90
06/07	League Cup	Tranmere Rovers	1	0	0	120
06/07	League One	Tranmere Rovers	38	1	2	3,280
05/06	Championship	Preston North End	0	0	0	0
05/06	Championship Play-Offs	Preston North End	0	0	0	0
05/06	FA Cup	Preston North End	0	0	0	0
04/05	Championship	Preston North End	7	0	0	584
04/05	Championship Play-Offs	Preston North End	0	0	0	0
04/05	FA Cup	Preston North End	0	0	0	0
04/05	League Cup	Preston North End	1	0	0	90
03/04	FA Cup	Coventry City	3	0	0	270
03/04	First Division	Coventry City	12	0	0	1,080
03/04	Second Division	Barnsley FC	1	0	0	90
02/03	FA Cup	Walsall FC	0	0	0	0
02/03	First Division	Walsall FC	7	0	1	526
02/03	League Cup	Walsall FC	0	0	0	0
01/02	Second Division	Stoke City	10	0	1	900
00/01	League Cup	Stoke City	1	0	0	90
00/01	Second Division	Stoke City	17	0	0	1,458

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
87/88	1987-07-01	Aston Villa U18	Aston Villa	Transfer	0	—
88/89	1988-07-01	Aston Villa	Shrewsbury	Transfer	0	—
89/90	1989-09-01	Shrewsbury	West Brom	Transfer	0	—
89/90	1989-10-01	West Brom	Cardiff	Transfer	0	—
93/94	1993-07-01	Cardiff	Leicester	Transfer	0	€250k
95/96	1995-07-01	Leicester	Bradford	Transfer	0	—
95/96	1996-03-01	Bradford	Bolton	Transfer	0	€450k
98/99	1998-08-01	Bolton	Burnley	Loan	0	—
98/99	1998-11-01	Burnley	Bolton	Return from loan	0	—
98/99	1999-02-01	Bolton	Stoke City	Transfer	0	—
02/03	2002-07-01	Stoke City	Walsall	Transfer	0	—
03/04	2003-07-01	Walsall	Coventry	Transfer	0	—
03/04	2004-04-01	Coventry	Barnsley	Loan	0	—
03/04	2004-05-01	Barnsley	Coventry	Return from loan	0	—
04/05	2004-07-01	Coventry	Preston	Transfer	0	—
06/07	2006-07-01	Preston	Tranmere	Transfer	400000	—
07/08	2007-07-01	Tranmere	Chester City	Transfer	400000	—
07/08	2008-01-01	Chester City	Wrexham	Transfer	400000	—
09/10	2009-07-01	Wrexham	Hednesford	Transfer	400000	—
09/10	2009-08-01	Hednesford	Gainsborough	Transfer	400000	—
11/12	2011-07-01	Gainsborough	Retired	Transfer	400000	—

No recorded injuries.

Current—

Peak€400k

Low—

Δ since start−€400k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€400k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Mike Williams	2	0	0
Simon Spender	1	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
03/04	2004-05-01	Barnsley	Coventry	Return from loan	—	—
03/04	2004-04-01	Coventry	Barnsley	Loan	—	—
98/99	1998-11-01	Burnley	Bolton	Return from loan	—	—
98/99	1998-08-01	Bolton	Burnley	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Gavin Ward's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ipswich Town	50	17	13	20	63	75	-12	34%
Southampton FC	48	15	18	15	65	67	-2	31%
Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	14	15	17	52	61	-9	30%
Leeds United	46	19	8	19	65	61	+4	41%
Queens Park Rangers	42	16	9	17	47	54	-7	38%
Cardiff City	42	12	12	18	48	55	-7	29%
Plymouth Argyle	42	16	14	12	55	48	+7	38%
Sheffield Wednesday	40	11	13	16	46	59	-13	28%
Derby County	40	14	11	15	51	47	+4	35%
Colchester United	38	18	12	8	51	44	+7	47%
Charlton Athletic	38	14	16	8	49	43	+6	37%
Sunderland AFC	38	13	6	19	40	47	-7	34%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
00/01	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
94/95	7	585	1	0.15
08/09	32	2,880	1	0.03
06/07	40	3,490	2	0.05
02/03	7	526	1	0.17
01/02	10	900	1	0.1

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
99/00	52	4,680	17	33%	49	0.94
98/99	23	2,070	3	13%	36	1.57
97/98	7	508	0	0%	14	2.48
96/97	15	1,261	2	13%	22	1.57
95/96	5	450	0	0%	7	1.4
94/95	7	585	1	14%	13	2
93/94	7	630	2	29%	14	2
08/09	32	2,880	6	19%	36	1.13
07/08	24	2,145	8	33%	33	1.38
06/07	40	3,490	13	33%	47	1.21
04/05	8	674	1	13%	15	2
03/04	16	1,440	2	13%	18	1.13
02/03	7	526	1	14%	13	2.22
01/02	10	900	6	60%	5	0.5
00/01	18	1,548	6	33%	15	0.87