Mark Ward (footballer born 1962)

This article is about the English footballer born 1962. For the English footballer of the same name born 1982, see Mark Ward (footballer born 1982).

For other people named Mark Ward, see Mark Ward (disambiguation).

Mark Ward

Personal information
Full name	Mark William Ward
Date of birth	10 October 1962 (1962-10-10) (age 49)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980–1981	Everton	0	(0)
1981–1983	Northwich Victoria	?	(?)
1983–1985	Oldham Athletic	84	(12)
1985–1990	West Ham United	165	(12)
1990–1991	Manchester City	55	(14)
1991–1994	Everton	83	(6)
1994–1996	Birmingham City	63	(7)
1996	Huddersfield Town	8	(0)
1996	Ayr United	1	(0)
1997	Wigan Athletic	5	(0)
1997	Dundee	1	(0)
1998	Valur	?	(?)
	Northwich Victoria	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mark William Ward (born 10 October 1962) is a former footballer from Liverpool. He started his career as a youth player with Everton F.C. and then played for Oldham Athletic, West Ham United, Manchester City, Everton, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Ayr United, Wigan Athletic, Dundee, Valur and Northwich Victoria.

Imprisonment

After the end of his football career he became involved in the supply of cocaine in Liverpool. He was arrested after 4 kg (9 lb) of cocaine were found during a raid at a house in Prescot, Merseyside, in May 2005. In October 2005 he was jailed for eight years.^[1] He was released from Kirkham Prison in May 2009 having served four years, in Kirkham and in Walton Prison.^[2]

References

1. ^ Footballer jailed on drug charge
2. ^ Mark Ward: 'I just don't understand why today's players go near drugs' The Independent.

External links

• Statistics at soccerbase.com
• Interview after imprisonment

Persondata
Name	Ward, Mark
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	10 October 1962
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death
Place of death