Full name | Herbert Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | third ¼ 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 February 1955 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Wharfedale, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Herbert Ward (birth registered third ¼ 1873 [2] – 18 February 1955 [3]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., [4] as a fullback, i.e. number 15. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C. was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.
Herbert Ward won a cap for England while at Bradford F.C. in 1895 against Wales. [1]
Herbert Ward played as a fullback, i.e. number 1, in Bradford FC's 5-0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season at Thrum Hall, Hanson Lane, Halifax on Thursday 28 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 12,000. [5] [6]