Lewis Ward (footballer)

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Lewis Ward
Personal information
Full name Lewis Moore Ward[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 24)
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 12
Youth career
Reading
2012–2013 → Portsmouth (youth loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Reading 0 (0)
2014 → Whitehawk (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → Sutton United (loan)
2016 → Fylkir (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Margate (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Margate (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Hungerford Town (loan) 10 (0)
2017 → Hungerford Town (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018 → Aldershot Town (loan) 25 (0)
2018–2019 → Northampton Town (loan) 0 (0)
2019 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2021 Exeter City 28 (0)
2021 → Portsmouth (loan) 0 (0)
2021– Swindon Town 2 (0)
National team‡
2013 England U16 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:05, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2013

Lewis Moore Ward (born 5 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Swindon Town.

Career[]

Reading[]

Ward began his career with Reading, and has a youth loan with Portsmouth during the 2012–13 season.[3]

He joined Whitehawk on loan on 10 October 2014, in a deal that lasted until 7 November 2014.[4] He made two FA Cup appearances, conceding four games in each game.[5]

On 5 May 2016, Ward joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side Fylkir on loan until 26 June 2016.[6]

Ward signed on loan for Margate in August 2016,[7] before having two spells with Hungerford Town, the second beginning in August 2017.[8]

Ward moved on loan to Aldershot Town in November 2017, originally until January 2018,[9] but this was later extended until the end of the season.[10] Aldershot made it to the play-offs, losing out to Ebbsfleet United after a penalty shoot out. Initially Aldershot went ahead 3–1 on penalties due to two saves by Ward, however Ward himself hit the post with the deciding penalty.[11]

On 22 June 2018, Ward signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020.[12]

Ward joined Northampton Town on a season-long loan on 27 July 2018.[13] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, in the EFL Cup, and made four further appearances in the EFL Trophy.[14] On 14 January 2019, Reading announced that Ward's loan with Northampton Town had ended early, and that he would join Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[15][16]

Exeter City[]

On 20 June 2019, Ward signed for Exeter City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[17][18] On 5 October 2019, Ward suffered a broken arm in a League Two fixture against Crewe Alexandra. The injury came in the 86th minute, and Ward continued until the end of the match.[19][20]

He was replaced in the starting XI by Jonny Maxted, but returned to the lineup in February 2020 when Maxted suffered an injury in the pre-match warmup away at Swindon Town, by which time Ward had recovered to match fitness.[21]

In January 2021 he moved on loan to Portsmouth.[3]

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Exeter at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[22]

Swindon Town[]

On 27 July 2021, Ward signed for Swindon Town on a one-year contract following a trial.[23] He made his league debut at Forest Green Rovers on 9 October 2021, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty.[24]

Personal life[]

Ward has obtained a degree in Sports Journalism from the University of Staffordshire.[25][26]

Career statistics[]

As of 30 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2014–15[27] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[29] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[30] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitehawk (loan) 2014–15[5] Conference South 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Fylkir (loan) 2016[31] Úrvalsdeild 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Margate (loan) 2016–17[31] National League South 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Hungerford Town (loan) 2016–17[31] National League South 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Hungerford Town (loan) 2017–18[31] National League South 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2017–18[30][31] National League 25 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 26 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 4[b] 0 5 0
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2018–19[14] League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 14 0
Exeter City 2019–20[32] League Two 20 0 0 0 0 0 3[c] 0 23 0
2020–21[33] League Two 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Total 28 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 33 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2020–21[33] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swindon Town 2021–22[34] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 7 0
Career total 116 0 4 0 3 0 14 0 137 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Play-Offs.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ^ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy, one appearance in the Play-Offs.

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ Seckington, Kaylee (29 March 2017). "Why a young goalkeeper's height isn't that important, by Reading and Aldershot Town 6ft 5ins ("and a bit") shot stopper". Surrey Live. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Pompey announce signing of Exeter and ex-Reading goalkeeper Lewis Ward". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
  4. ^ "One in, one out at Whitehawk". The Argus. 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b Official matchday programme, Whitehawk v Basingstoke Town, 29 April 2015
  6. ^ "Lewis on loan in Iceland". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. ^ Stokes, Mark (3 August 2016). "Reading Academy goalkeeper Lewis Ward signs for Margate". Kent Online. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. ^ Smith, Anthony (1 August 2017). "Reading FC: Lewis Ward and Rob Dickie loaned out by Royals boss Jaap Stam". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Lewis Ward: Reading goalkeeper joins Aldershot Town on loan". BBC Sport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Lewis Ward: Aldershot extend Reading goalkeeper's loan until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Aldershot Town 1-1 Ebbsfleet United (4-5 pens)". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ "Goalkeeper Ward extends Royals deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Lewis Ward links up with Northampton Town on loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. ^ a b c d "Games played by Lewis Ward in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Ward Starts Fresh New Loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Lewis Ward: Reading keeper joins Forest Green Rovers on loan until end of the season". BBC Sport. 14 January 2019.
  17. ^ James, Stuart (21 June 2019). "'He can go on to bigger and better things' Matt Taylor's view on new Exeter City goalkeeper Lewis Ward". Devon Live. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Lewis Ward: Exeter City sign Reading goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Injury update: Lewis Ward". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Lewis Ward: Exeter City goalkeeper played on despite having broken arm". BBC Sport. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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