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Jimmy Ward
Blackburn Olympic FC
1 cap, 0 goals
50% successful
1885		 disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90


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Jimmy Ward Profile
Full name James Thomas Ward
Popular name Jimmy Ward
Born  28 March 1865 in Blackburn
Died Prior to 1900, according to Douglas Lamming; no evidence in the death certificates could possibly suggest he died abroad.
Height/Weight -

Club Career
Club(s) Played locally in Blackburn for the junior sides before joining Little Harwood FC in 1879.  He joined Blackburn Olympic FC in 1881, and then Blackburn Rovers FC in 1886 - retiring a year later.
Club honours FA Cup winner 1882-83;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

England Career
Player number One of three who became the 120th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back;
Only match No. 24, 14 March 1885, England 1 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Leamington Street, Blackburn.  Aged 19 years 351 days;
Major tournaments British Championships 1884-85;
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

A cotton machine operator, before becoming a Blackburn licensee. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.259.

 

Jimmy Ward - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 None None

 

Jimmy Ward - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Jimmy Ward - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Jimmy Ward - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1884-85 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Jimmy Ward - Match History
Club: Blackburn Olympic F.C. - 1 full cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 full cap
1 24 14-Mar-1885 England 1 Wales 1 Leamington Street, Blackburn BC HD Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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