Edward H. Ward (1917 – May 1988) was a Welsh

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, and professional

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footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and

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ed rugby league in the 1950s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for

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, and representative level rugby league (RL) for

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and

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, and at club level for

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(two spells),

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and Cardiff RLFC, as a

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-kicking , and coached club level rugby league (RL) for

Playing career

International honours

Ted Ward won 13 caps for

(RL) in 1946–1951 while at Wigan and Cardiff, and won

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s for

(RL) while at Wigan in 1946 against Australia (2 matches) and New Zealand.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Ted Ward played right- and scored a

's 8–3 victory over

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in the

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Final during the 1947–48 season at

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on Saturday 1 May 1948, in front of a crowd of 91,465.

County Cup Final appearances

Ted Ward played right- in

's 10–7 victory over

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in the

1938–39 Lancashire Cup 1938–39 was the thirty-first occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 10-7. The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, Salford, (historically in the county ...

Final during the 1938–39 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 October 1938, played in the 3–7 defeat by

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in the

1945–46 Lancashire Cup 1945–46 was the thirty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held, and the first since the end of the Second World War in Europe. For the first time for several seasons there is a new name on the trophy; that of one of ...

Final during the 1945–46 season at

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on Saturday 27 October 1945, played right- and scored 2-

s in the 10–7 victory over Belle Vue Rangers in the

1947–48 Lancashire Cup 1947–48 was the thirty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Belle Vue Rangers by the score of 10-7 The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, (historically in the count ...

Final during the 1947–48 season at

on Saturday 1 November 1947, played right- and scored 1-

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, and 4-

s in the 14–8 victory over

in the 1948–49 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1948–49 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 13 November 1948.

Career records

Ted Ward is one of less than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate.

References

Note

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

External links

Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
* ttp://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ernest-ward/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (Ted Ward's Wales statistics misallocated to Ernest Ward) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Edward 1917 births 1988 deaths Cardiff RLFC players Footballers who switched code Great Britain national rugby league team players Llanelli RFC players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Carmarthenshire Rugby union players from Garnant Wales national rugby league team captains Wales national rugby league team players Welsh rugby league coaches Welsh rugby league players Welsh rugby union players Wigan Warriors coaches Wigan Warriors players