JW
John
Ward
REFEREE OBSERVER · 30 appearances
Ireland · FAI · UEFA
John Ward
👤Ireland referee observer · 9 competitions
Career Stats
9 comps30
total appearances
30
Observer
Domestic 0International 30
Season-by-Season Activity
'19/20
2
'20/21
2
'21/22
6
'22/23
1
'23/24
2
'25/26
8
| Season | Total | Obs. |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019/20 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 9 |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
Match Activity
21 matches · 7 yearsRole:ObserverNo match
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Top 2% among Ireland officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count98%
Seasons Active93%
Competitions100%
Median in Ireland: 6 matches · 2 seasons
Recent Matches
26Feb2026
Europa League
REAL CLUB CELTA DE VIGOvsPAOK FC
Observer
21Jan2026
Champions League
Newcastle UnitedvsPSV Eindhoven
Observer
18Dec2025
Europa Conference League
SK SIGMA OLOMOUCvsKks Lech Poznań
Observer
11Oct2025
FIFA WC European Qualifiers
SERBIAvsALBANIA
Observer
25Sept2025
Europa League
FC UTRECHTvsOlympique Lyonnais
Observer
Most-Officiated Teams
Least-Officiated Teams
Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.
Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them
Frequently Works With
Rarely Works With
Active officials in UEFA Europa Conference League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Fran JovićReferee · 21 in leagueNever
- 2Donald RobertsonReferee · 19 in leagueNever
- 3Daniel SchlagerFourth Official · 18 in leagueNever
- 4Vencel TóthAssistant Referee 1 · 18 in leagueNever
- 5José Luis Munuera MonteroVAR · 17 in leagueNever
- 6Marcel BîrsanFourth Official · 17 in leagueNever
- 7Morten KroghReferee · 17 in leagueNever
- 8Georgi YordanovObserver · 17 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1Gibraltar2×
- 2Glasgow2×
- 3Pristina2×
- 4Alkmaar1×
- 5Baku1×
- 6Bilbao1×
- 7Bodo1×
- 8Derby1×
- 9Edinburgh1×
- 10Enschede1×
- 11Klagenfurt1×
- 12Liege1×
- 13London1×
- 14Molde1×
- 15Piraeus1×
Venues Visited(19)
Every stadium John Ward has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
PristinaPristina
2 matchesGibraltarGibraltar
2 matchesGlasgowGlasgow
2 matchesEnschedeEnschede
1 matchPiraeusPiraeus
1 matchKlagenfurtKlagenfurt
1 matchEdinburghEdinburgh
1 matchParnuParnu
1 matchAlkmaarAlkmaar
1 matchThessalonikiThessaloniki
1 matchRazgradRazgrad
1 matchLondonLondon
1 matchBilbaoBilbao
1 matchRomeRome
1 matchOther Ireland Officials
Career Events
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