Benn David Ward
Center Back · Reading · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
The record covers 4 seasons (2024/25–2026/27) across 3 clubs — 55 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Accrington ST — Season rating 23, 1 goal and 0 assists in 21 games. Form has slipped 14 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 14 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 3 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2026/27 (League One) and kept playing — 8 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Reading | 8 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9 |
| 2025/26 | Reading | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 |
| 2025/26 | Accrington ST | 23 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Burnley U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Accrington ST | 21 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Burnley U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Burnley U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Burnley U18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Burnley U18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
Schedule · 2026/27
Also spent part of this season at Accrington ST, Accrington ST — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Farnborough | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Getafe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Woking | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Newport County | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Crawley Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | H Charlton | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Bromley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | H Luton | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | EFL Trophy | H Wycombe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Stevenage | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | League One | H Blackpool | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 12 | League One | A Cambridge United | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 15 | League Cup | H Brentford | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | League One | H Notts County | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 26 | League One | A Wycombe | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 3 | League One | H Bradford | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |