J. Ward · career
Joe Ward
Full Back · Derby · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Ward is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/22
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 201 appearances with 51 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Derby — Season rating 40, 1 goal and 8 assists in 38 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 39 points at Derby. Form is on a climb — up 29 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Championship) and kept playing — 38 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 40 |
| 2025/26 | Derby | 38 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | Derby | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | Derby County U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Derby | 29 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Derby County U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Peterborough | 41 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | Peterborough | 38 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Peterborough | 37 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 36 |
| 2019/20 | Peterborough | 28 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Peterborough | 43 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Peterborough | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Woking | 27 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | LincolnLoan | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Brighton U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Chelmsford City | 36 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Chelmsford City | 25 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Chelmsford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League One×3
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played9 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17 | Friendlies Clubs | A Alfreton Town | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A SC Freiburg | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | H Valencia | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Mansfield Town | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Rotherham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Lincoln | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Cardiff | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |