Date of birth | 13 September 1978 |
Place of birth | Harrow |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 79 kg |
Height | 1.83 m |
Position | Defender/Centre back |
The elder brother of West Ham United's Elliott Ward was one of Watford's success stories of the 2000-01 season.
Darren Ward finally put his injury problems behind him and established himself as a first choice in the centre of defence partnering Robert Page.
Tall and strong, Darren is commanding in the air, reads the game well and poses a considerable threat when he joins the attack at set pieces.
He suffered a setback in November when he sustained what seemed to be a serious thigh injury, but was quickly back in the line-up.
Darren's progress was recognised when he signed a new four-year contract for the Hornets during the campaign.
Darren's contract at Millwall was extended to June 2007 in June 2004 before he joined Crystal Palace in May 2005 with a contract to June 2008.
He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2007 with a three-year contract but was made available for transfer in May 2008.
After a loan spell, he joined Millwall in January 2009 with contract to the end of the season that was extended to June 2013 in June 2010.
After a loan spell, Darren joined Swindon Town in January 2013 with a contract to June 2014 that was extended to June 2015 in August 2013.
He joined Yeovil Town in November 2015 with a contract to January 2016 that was then extended to June 2017.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Watford | 13 Feb 1995 | 03 Oct 2001 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 17 Dec 1999 | 14 Mar 2000 | L |
Millwall | 03 Oct 2001 | 31 May 2005 | |
Crystal Palace | 31 May 2005 | 03 Jul 2007 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 03 Jul 2007 | 01 Jan 2010 | |
Watford | 30 Sep 2008 | 30 Nov 2008 | L |
Charlton Athletic | 30 Jan 2009 | 31 May 2009 | L |
Millwall | 11 Sep 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | L |
Millwall | 01 Jan 2010 | 04 Jan 2013 | |
Swindon Town | 30 Aug 2012 | 03 Jan 2013 | L |
Swindon Town | 04 Jan 2013 | 30 Jun 2015 | |
Crawley Town | 09 Jan 2015 | 31 May 2015 | L |
Yeovil Town | 08 Nov 2015 | 30 Jun 2017 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1999-00 | Watford | Premier League | 7 | 2 |
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2000-01 | Watford | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Watford | League Cup | 5 | 1 |
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2000-01 | Watford | League Division 1 | 40 | 1 |
3
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2001-02 | Millwall | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Millwall | League Division 1 | 10 | 4 |
1
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2001-02 | Millwall | League Division 1 Play-Offs | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Watford | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Watford | League Division 1 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Millwall | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
2002-03 | Millwall | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Millwall | League Division 1 | 36 | 3 |
1 |
2
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2003-04 | Millwall | FA Cup | 7 | ||||
2003-04 | Millwall | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Millwall | League Division 1 | 46 | 3 |
4
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2004-05 | Millwall | League Championship | 43 |
2
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2004-05 | Millwall | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Millwall | UEFA Cup | 2 | ||||
2005-06 | Crystal Palace | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2005-06 | Crystal Palace | League Championship | 42 | 1 |
5 |
2
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2005-06 | Crystal Palace | League Championship Play-Offs | 1 | ||||
2006-07 | Crystal Palace | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2006-07 | Crystal Palace | League Championship | 20 |
1
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2006-07 | Crystal Palace | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2007-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2007-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | League Championship | 30 |
1
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2008-09 | Charlton Athletic | League Championship | 16 | ||||
2008-09 | Watford | League Championship | 9 | 1 |
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2008-09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | League Championship | 1 |
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2008-09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | League Cup | 1 | ||||
2009-10 | Millwall | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2009-10 | Millwall | League One | 30 | 1 |
1 |
3
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2009-10 | Millwall | League One Play-Offs | 3 | ||||
2010-11 | Millwall | FA Cup | 1 |
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2010-11 | Millwall | League Championship | 28 | 3 |
1 |
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2010-11 | Millwall | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2011-12 | Millwall | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
2011-12 | Millwall | League Championship | 27 | 3 |
2
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2011-12 | Millwall | League Cup | 2 | ||||
2012-13 | Millwall | League Championship | 1 | ||||
2012-13 | Millwall | League Cup | 1 | 1 |
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2012-13 | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 1 |
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2012-13 | Swindon Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | ||||
2012-13 | Swindon Town | League One | 39 | 2 |
4
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2012-13 | Swindon Town | League One Play-Offs | 2 |
1
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2013-14 | Swindon Town | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
2013-14 | Swindon Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 5 | ||||
2013-14 | Swindon Town | League Cup | 3 | ||||
2013-14 | Swindon Town | League One | 36 | ||||
2014-15 | Crawley Town | League One | 17 | 1 |
1 |
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2015-16 | Yeovil Town | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
2015-16 | Yeovil Town | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 2 |
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2015-16 | Yeovil Town | League Two | 18 | 1 |
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2016-17 | Yeovil Town | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
2016-17 | Yeovil Town | League Two | 14 | 2 |
3 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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11 Aug 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
19 Aug 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
25 Aug 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
01 Sep 2007 | Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
15 Sep 2007 | Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
18 Sep 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
20 Oct 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
24 Oct 2007 | Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 2-3 | League Championship | |
27 Oct 2007 | Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
03 Nov 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
06 Nov 2007 | Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
10 Nov 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
25 Nov 2007 | West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
28 Nov 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Colchester United | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
01 Dec 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
04 Dec 2007 | Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
08 Dec 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
15 Dec 2007 | Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
22 Dec 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
26 Dec 2007 | Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
29 Dec 2007 | Norwich City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
01 Jan 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
05 Jan 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cambridge United | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
12 Jan 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
19 Jan 2008 | Scunthorpe United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
26 Jan 2008 | Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 1-4 | FA Cup | 4th round |
29 Jan 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
02 Feb 2008 | Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
09 Feb 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City | L | 2-4 | League Championship | |
12 Feb 2008 | Blackpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
15 Mar 2008 | Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 1-3 | League Championship | |
18 Mar 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Scunthorpe United | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
23 Aug 2008 | Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 0-2 | League Championship | |
26 Aug 2008 | Rotherham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 0-0 (3-4) | League Cup | 2nd round |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.