[Albion] Happy 65th Birthday to the LEGEND Peter Ward

[Uncle Spielberg]

Happy 65th Birthday to the BHAFC LEGEND Peter Ward

What was your favorite moment ? Ward 4 Mellor 3

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Happy 65th Birthday to the BHAFC LEGEND Peter Ward

What was your favorite moment ? Ward 4 Mellor 3

Probably.

 

[Mancgull]

2nd April 1977, home v Mansfield. Two goals from Peter Ward. Think there had been a few verbals from Mansfield before the game re how they were going to stop him. Ward was wound up and by the second half was taking the piss by dribbling around players twice. He was unplayable that game.

 

[Official Old Man]

The 4:3 will always stand out.
Strange to think he is only 3 months older than me. Has he got his bus pass?

 

[Barrow Boy]

2011 and the privilege of collecting Peter and his lovely wife Jaquie from Gatwick Airport (for the REMF game) and running them back as well. Nearly 4 hours talking to my all time favourite player, priceless! And what a great memory he has of his time with The Albion, complete legend, they say you should never meet your hero's, bollox to that, he was fantastic.

 

[LamieRobertson]

He shot he scored it must be Peter Ward ..lalalala

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Happy Birthday legend...........

TNBS

TTF

 

[amexer]

Not since then have I gone to watch an individual as well as the team. In every game win or lose he would do something that we would talk about after.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

With my first game being in 1979 and a friend's birthday party, I may only have seen him live once or twice and was too young to remember much about it. Only a few games a year in the early years as my dad wasn't a fan and took some nagging to take me so don't know if I saw him play in his second spell.

 

[Guinness Boy]

2011 and the privilege of collecting Peter and his lovely wife Jaquie from Gatwick Airport (for the REMF game) and running them back as well. Nearly 4 hours talking to my all time favourite player, priceless! And what a great memory he has of his time with The Albion, complete legend, they say you should never meet your hero's, bollox to that, he was fantastic.

They're top aren't they?

Had the priviledge to play pool against him in the last REMF pool night (a few others on here went, I think Bozza, Worthingite, Wardy's Twin and THPP as well as US). Needless to say he beat me in the semi final

Happy birthday Wardy!

 

[Goldstone1976]

Happy Birthday, Wardy!

By far the single biggest influence on me being an Albion fan for 44 years and counting. He was spellbinding.

 

[el punal]

Happy 65th Birthday to the BHAFC LEGEND Peter Ward

What was your favorite moment ? Ward 4 Mellor 3

Probably, among many. I think my abiding memory of Wardy was the way he could turn on a sixpence. He would have his back to a defender, receive the ball, and spin past him in a flash, run straight to goal one on one with the keeper and slot it away. The perfect example of that was on Bill Kitchener at Millwall (1977/78) when we won 1-0.

Still my all time Albion hero.

 

[Silverhatch]

The barmily exciting thing about Wardy was, that first second when balletic grace saw him escape from some (lumpen) attempt to stop him and he was off - BANG. As soon as he escaped you just knew what was going to happen. Don’t think football’s played like that any more - but when it was, he was one of the very best.

 

[colinz]

Probably, among many. I think my abiding memory of Wardy was the way he could turn on a sixpence. He would have his back to a defender, receive the ball, and spin past him in a flash, run straight to goal one on one with the keeper and slot it away. The perfect example of that was on Bill Kitchener at Millwall (1977/78) when we won 1-0.

Still my all time Albion hero.

Went to that game. Remember sitting in a cafe in The Old Kent road, the 'Treatment' walked in and out in single file looking for Albion fans.
Stood behind the goal where Wardy scored, only time I never celebrated an Albion goal. Also remembering him injuring his arm.

 

[Mancgull]

Went to that game. Remember sitting in a cafe in The Old Kent road, the 'Treatment' walked in and out in single file looking for Albion fans.
Stood behind the goal where Wardy scored, only time I never celebrated an Albion goal. Also remembering him injuring his arm.

Was at that one too. What a goal that was. We were near Millwall fans. Just after the goal one of them shouted, 'Ward, you're a f@cking w@anker'. Ward heard it clear as anything, turned round to the fan, smiled and nodded. Just sheer excitement in that era whenever he got the ball.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

Happy birthday Wardy

You ****ing legend!

So many

Hereford debut

U-23's hat-trick

First minute goal against Derby

That goal against Man Utd

How long you got

Hat-trick at a freezing Molineux

LEGEND!

 

[Sirnormangall]

They were tremendously exciting times and we went to each game knowing that goals were virtually guaranteed with Ward in the side - this was at a lower level of course than we are now, but it was wonderful entertainment.

 

[dangull]

He was a good looking guy as well and a perm suited him as well. Obviously I'm thinking in how the ladies thought of him.

 

[origigull]

One of my close relatives managed to get hold of a Peter Ward football shirt back in the day with Pete's name printed on the back tab. It ended up being worn as a night shirt and eventually given to the BHA museum (I think). I saw him play his 1st game for us at Hereford - 'who the hell is this Peter Ward, taking the place of Fred Binney' was the mutterings amongst the fans. Great player and happy birthday.

 

[origigull]

He was a good looking guy as well and a perm suited him as well. Obviously I'm thinking in how the ladies thought of him.