About Ashley Ward
Ashley Ward (born 24 November 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Having come through the Manchester City academy, he notably played in the Premier League for Norwich City, Derby County, Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City, as well as in the Football League with Wrexham, Leicester City, Crewe Alexandra and Sheffield United. He made his Crewe debut in an EFL Trophy match against Wrexham at Gresty Road on 8. Ward had a spell with Manchester United in the 1986–87 season, making 16 appearances for the club's Junior B team. At the start of the 1992–93 season, Craig Hignett and Tony Naylor were a prolific strike partnership but after Hignett was signed by Middlesbrough, Ward began to feature.
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