J. Ward · career
Joel Edward Philip Ward
Center Back · Swansea · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending down
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 125 appearances with 3 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Crystal Palace — Season rating 41, 0 goals and 0 assists in 28 games. Form has slipped 24 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 33 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Swansea | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Portsmouth | 44 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Portsmouth | 42 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008/09 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
FA CupFA Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 15 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
16 played5 unused sub· 515 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | H West Brom | 1-1 | Played | 59 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-1 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-1 | Played | 24 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Hull City | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Watford | 2-0 | Played | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 8 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 4-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | A Derby | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-0 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | H Preston | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-3 | Played | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 2-1 | Played | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 13 | Championship | A Wrexham | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Coventry | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Played | 18 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-0 | Played | 34 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-2 | Played | 30 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A QPR | 2-1 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-1 | Played | 60 | 7.0 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H Charlton | 3-1 | Played | 12 | 6.2 |