Ernest Ward

Ernest Ward (30 July 1920 – 9 July 1987) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, British Empire, Combined Nationalities and England, and at club level for Bradford Northern (captain), and Castleford (Heritage No. 366), as a goal-kicking fullback, centre or second-row, i.e. number 1, 3 or 4, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for Castleford. Ernest Ward was a Private in the British Army during World War II.

For the English rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, see Ernest Ward (1900s rugby league player).

Ernest Ward
Personal information
Born(1920-07-30)30 July 1920
Dewsbury, England
Died9 July 1987(1987-07-09) (aged 66)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1941–53 Bradford Northern 391 117 538 1427
1953–56 Castleford 78 9 153 1 335
Total 469 126 691 1 1762
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1941–52 England 19 2 26 58
1952 British Empire 1 4 8
1954 Combined Nationalities 1 3 6
1946–52 Great Britain 20 4 22 56
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1953–56 Castleford 105 29 5 71 28
Source:
As of 24 October 2012
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