Carla Ward
Carla Ward (born December 1983) is an English football coach and former midfielder who is the manager of FA Women's Championship club Sheffield United.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carla Ward | ||
Date of birth | 21 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Isle of Wight, England | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Torquay United L.F.C | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Bristol City | |||
2004–2006 | Bristol Rovers | ||
2006–2007 | Sporting Plaza de Argel | ||
2007 | Leeds United | ||
2007–2011 | Lincoln Ladies | ||
2011–2017 | Sheffield FC | ||
2017–2018 | Sheffield United | ||
Teams managed | |||
2018– | Sheffield United | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Early life
Born on the Isle of Wight, Ward grew up on a council estate in Torquay where she learned to play football in the street.[1]
Club career
After a season in Spain with Sporting Plaza de Argel, Ward joined Leeds United for 2007–08, but signed for Lincoln in December 2007.[2] In summer 2009 Doncaster Rovers Belles beat competition from other Premier League clubs to secure Ward's signature, but she experienced a "change of heart" and returned to Lincoln after a few weeks.[3] When Lincoln were accepted into the new FA WSL, Ward moved to Sheffield FC, initially on loan.[4]
In November 2017, club captain Ward left Sheffield FC after more than 200 appearances and over 100 goals.[5] Later that month Ward joined Sheffield United as player-assistant manager. She took over as manager shortly afterwards and was involved in the club's successful application to the FA Women's Championship.[6]
References
- Sheild, James (4 June 2018). "Sheffield United: How one team's Championship celebrations did not go quite as they had planned". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- Impgrass, Ivan (10 December 2007). "Carla Ward jions [sic] Lady Imps". Vital Lincoln. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- Green, Paul (9 August 2009). "Ward Re-joins OOH Lincoln". Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- Vee, Aleks (January 2017). "Sheffield 160: Carla Ward". GoalChatter. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "Carla Ward No Longer A Sheffield FC Player". Sheffield F.C. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- Laverty, Rich (20 July 2018). "Behind the Scenes: Sheffield United Prepare for Life in the FA Women's Championship". Our Game Magazine. Retrieved 28 July 2018.