J. Ward · career
Joel Edward Philip Ward
Center Back · Swansea · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending down
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 125 appearances with 3 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Crystal Palace — Season rating 41, 0 goals and 0 assists in 28 games. Form has slipped 28 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 37 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Swansea | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Portsmouth | 44 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Portsmouth | 42 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008/09 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
FA CupFA Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 15 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
The schedule for J. Ward is still being gathered (we backfill fixtures best-league-first). Check back soon.