J. Ward · career
Joe Ward
Full Back · Derby · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/22
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 200 appearances, 15 goals and 36 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Peterborough — Season rating 36, 5 goals and 13 assists in 37 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 29 points at Derby. Form is on a climb — up 19 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 6 Season points.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Derby | 38 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 30 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 38 | 2937 | 1 | 8 | 7.0 |
| League Cup | 2 | 161 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Schedule · 2025/26
41 played5 unused sub1 suspended7 not in squad· 3188 min, 2g 8a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Matlock Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Red Bull Salzburg | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Walsall | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Atromitos | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A West Brom | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Coventry | 3-5 | Played | 10 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-1 | Played | 31 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Burnley | 1-2 | Played | 71 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Ipswich | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | H Preston | 0-1 | Played | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-1 | Played | 22 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Oxford United | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H QPR | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Blackburn | 2-1 | Played | 89 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Watford | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Swansea | 2-1 | Played | 80 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Nov 29 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Played | 80 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 10 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Dec 15 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Played | 39 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-2 | Suspended | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 4 | Championship | H Wrexham | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | H Leeds | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Preston | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | A Charlton | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Jan 23 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 30 | Championship | A Bristol City | 5-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Feb 7 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | H Swansea | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Watford | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Hull City | 2-4 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 16 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Coventry | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Southampton | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Oxford United | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A QPR | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| May 2 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 |