Grant Ward has delivered a defensively robust start to the 2025/26 League One campaign, making seven appearances and logging 342 minutes. He has not registered any goals, assists, shots, shots on target, or key passes, but his work off the ball has been significant. Ward has completed ten tackles and three interceptions, translating to 2.63 tackles per 90 minutes, well above the midfielder baseline of 1.81. His dribbles completed per 90 stand at 0.79, slightly higher than the baseline of 0.7. With an average match rating of 6.6, Ward’s contribution is measured in defensive solidity rather than attacking output, underscoring his role as a deep-lying midfielder focused on breaking up play and maintaining possession.
Grant Ward has played 342 minutes across 7 appearances in League One, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.12 and averaging 6.60 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devante Cole | F | 22 | 1806 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 26% | 17 | 65% | 27 | 42% | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 32 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.9 |
| Ben Waine | F | 32 | 1581 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 19% | 9 | 64% | 12 | 35% | 19 | 5 | 1 | 41% | 29 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 6.2 |
| Ryan Croasdale | M | 35 | 2175 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 20% | 19 | 70% | 10 | 36% | 39 | 27 | 5 | 47% | 29 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 4.7 |
| Ethon Archer | M | 23 | 1287 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 21% | 28 | 72% | 22 | 52% | 31 | 4 | 0 | 49% | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 4.9 |
| Jayden Stockley | F | 25 | 1135 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 17% | 8 | 47% | 4 | 40% | 10 | 3 | 3 | 52% | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 3.3 |
| Ruari Paton | F | 16 | 878 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 15% | 22 | 80% | 2 | 50% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35% | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 5.7 |
| Connor Hall | D | 44 | 3717 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9% | 16 | 69% | 8 | 73% | 47 | 39 | 19 | 61% | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 6.0 |
| George Hall | M | 42 | 2534 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 12% | 34 | 70% | 37 | 44% | 58 | 16 | 4 | 42% | 43 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | 6.3 |
| Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel | D | 32 | 2285 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 18% | 12 | 69% | 17 | 45% | 34 | 11 | 10 | 56% | 33 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 4.2 |
| Jaheim Headley | D | 32 | 1780 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 17% | 19 | 78% | 22 | 45% | 50 | 14 | 8 | 54% | 24 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.81 | 6.0 |
| Martin Sherif | F | 19 | 1103 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 20% | 8 | 50% | 2 | 14% | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37% | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 5.1 |
| Ronan Curtis | M | 22 | 1091 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 11% | 33 | 64% | 10 | 42% | 24 | 9 | 0 | 49% | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 8.6 |
| Cameron Humphreys | D | 45 | 3824 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11% | 7 | 81% | 5 | 62% | 42 | 41 | 29 | 60% | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 4.7 |
| Rhys Walters | M | 33 | 2225 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8% | 9 | 77% | 28 | 67% | 46 | 18 | 4 | 55% | 28 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.8 |
| Kyle John | D | 30 | 2218 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 16 | 66% | 13 | 52% | 54 | 32 | 14 | 69% | 15 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 4.1 |
| Jordan Shipley | M | 30 | 1794 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 5% | 37 | 69% | 3 | 20% | 38 | 9 | 6 | 51% | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 7.4 |
| George Byers | M | 22 | 1512 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 4% | 9 | 81% | 13 | 62% | 48 | 19 | 6 | 56% | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.72 | 4.3 |
| Dajaune Brown | F | 27 | 881 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8% | 10 | 63% | 10 | 67% | 8 | 2 | 1 | 34% | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 2.9 |
| Mo Faal | F | 17 | 566 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6% | 4 | 60% | 8 | 73% | 2 | 3 | 1 | 42% | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 | 3.7 |
| Lorent Tolaj | F | 4 | 357 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9% | 4 | 71% | 10 | 77% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 52% | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| Joe Gauci | G | 41 | 3731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 52% | 2 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88% | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 6.93 | 3.0 |
| Ben Garrity | M | 28 | 2047 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 0% | 16 | 68% | 10 | 43% | 54 | 18 | 4 | 60% | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 3.0 |
| Liam Gordon | D | 31 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 75% | 23 | 62% | 38 | 16 | 10 | 54% | 15 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 7.8 |
| Funso Ojo | M | 31 | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0% | 17 | 76% | 6 | 35% | 32 | 19 | 5 | 53% | 26 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 2.9 |
| Ben Heneghan | D | 28 | 1664 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 14 | 35 | 21 | 65% | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 5.0 |
| Jesse Debrah | D | 21 | 1594 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0% | 8 | 76% | 3 | 75% | 13 | 6 | 10 | 59% | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 0.0 |
| Elijah Campbell | D | 19 | 1276 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 72% | 3 | 43% | 20 | 26 | 15 | 64% | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 6.1 |
| Mitchell Clark | D | 15 | 1047 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 72% | 11 | 65% | 23 | 12 | 3 | 64% | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 5.5 |
| Tyler Magloire | D | 12 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 67% | 1 | 50% | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45% | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 1.7 |
| Ben Amos | G | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 42% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.46 | 5.0 |
| Marko Maroši | G | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 57% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6.88 | 5.1 |
| Andre Gray | F | 14 | 521 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 60% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30% | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.41 | 1.8 |
| Marvin Johnson | M | 7 | 451 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 67% | 5 | 42% | 11 | 6 | 0 | 52% | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 4.9 |
| Onel Hernández | F | 10 | 446 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 13 | 83% | 10 | 62% | 11 | 5 | 0 | 60% | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 4.5 |
| Grant Ward | M | 7 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 80% | 3 | 50% | 10 | 3 | 3 | 48% | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.5 |
| Rico Richards | M | 2 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 80% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | – |
| Jack Shorrock | M | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 71% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| James Plant | M | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 80% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Edward Lake | F | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Port Vale | League One | 5 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 82% | 2 | 7 | 3 | 48% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 |
| 2025/26 | Port Vale | FA Cup | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 57% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2024/25 | Bristol Rvs | FA Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 85% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.90 |
| 2022/23 | Blackpool | Championship | 2 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 71% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.15 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May | v Lincoln | – | 57 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4.7 |
| 28 Apr | a Stockport | – | 76 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.9 |
| 25 Apr | a Plymouth | – | 34 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 3.6 |
| 16 Apr | a Peterboro | – | 83 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.9 |
| 11 Mar | v Bradford | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 5.8 |
| 08 Mar | v Sunderland | W | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 1.7 |
| 03 Mar | v Bristol City | D | 38 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 9.5 |
| 12 Jan | a Ipswich | L | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.90 | – |
| 08 Nov | v Middlesbrough | – | 90 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | – |
| 05 Nov | v Luton | – | 71 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |