Domestic-league season · Derby.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 38 | 1 | 8 | 2937 | 7.02 |
 League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 6.9 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.5 |
Ward's current-season form is up 2900% on last season (Season 1→30), while his Rating climbed 35→43. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Derby · 8th | 38 | 1 | 8 | 7.02 | 43 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Derby · 19th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 35 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | Derby · 2nd | 29 | 2 | 3 | 6.91 | 36 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Peterborough · 6th | 41 | 7 | 9 | 7.06 | 47 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Peterborough · 22nd | 38 | 0 | 3 | 6.78 | 61 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Peterborough · 2nd | 37 | 5 | 13 | 7.17 | 53 | 35 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Ward is a 30-year-old full-back at Derby, rated 42.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 370th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (72.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.
Judged on this season alone, Ward graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 9 clean sheets and 2.758 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 56th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 30 Ward is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 27.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ward is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 8 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 42.5, Ward carries the 56th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~54), then tapers with age. At 30, Ward sits on 27.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ward's projected Rating — 42.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
