Nicholas Ward (born 30 November 1977 in

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

, Wales), is a retired

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who played as a forward for

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. He played in the

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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. He made his debut for the Shrews on 15 October 1996 in the

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2–1 defeat to Gillingham at

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. He came on as a second-half substitute for Richard Scott. In June 2011 he rejoined

The New Saints The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, also known as The New Saints ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Seintiau Newydd) or TNS, are a professional football club that currently play in the Cymru Premier. They are the most successfu ...

signing a new contract with the club in May 2012. On deadline day – 31 August 2012, he left TNS re-signing with his former club Newtown, for a third time. In October 2013 he joined former club Cefn Druids. He retired from football in the summer of 2014 to further his coaching career and joined Penycae as assistant manager. He was appointed manager of the club later that season. On 3 June 2016 it has been announced that Nicky will be joining Brickfield Rangers as a Player Coach.

Honours

: Winners medal 2011/12 with The New Saints *

: Winners medal 2010/11 with Bangor City *

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Winners medal 2011/12 with The New Saints

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* 1977 births Living people Footballers from Wrexham Welsh men's footballers Men's association football forwards Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Bangor City F.C. players English Football League players Newtown A.F.C. players The New Saints F.C. players Cefn Druids A.F.C. players Cymru Premier players Welling United F.C. players Conwy Borough F.C. players Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players Welsh football managers {{Wales-footy-forward-stub