" Gavin Ward returns to Cardiff City "

Cardiff City Football Club are pleased to announce Gavin Ward has returned to the Club in a coaching capacity.

Ward has agreed to join as First Team Goalkeeping Coach on an interim basis.

Mario Galinović, who filled this position during Erol Bulut's time with the Bluebirds, has decided to depart Cardiff City. He leaves with our very best wishes.

Ward will join the Club immediately and will be part of the coaching team this weekend at Hull City.

Gavin will be fondly remembered by City supporters for his impact during the 1992/93 Division Three title & Welsh Cup winning side. He spent four years previously in South Wales between 1989-1993.

Welcome back, Wardy!

Brilliant this is, this is what we need ex players to come in who know the history and the club!

Gavin , GAVIN WARD, GAVIN GAVIN WARD WELCOME BACK

Welcome back Scud.

Brilliant this is, this is what we need ex players to come in who know the history and the club!

As I said multiple times before though, that's not a guarantee of success.

Morrison, Hudson, Purse amongst the others.

Purse knows the club, most (including me) want him gone.

Morrison didn't do great, Hudson didn't do great.

Good on the club to act quickly , ward is a decent guy and it's good to have players coaching that know the club .

Some things stick in your mind for ever. I can't remember who we were playing but Gavin Ward punted the ball down field, (and he could launch them) and it bounced, beat the opposing keeper and whistled past the post by inches. Quick as a flash the big guy next to me with a booming voice shouts "For fook sake Gavin, get them on target" Brilliant and what a good few years we had under Eddie May, lower leagues but great days. Welcome back Gavin.

Brilliant this is, this is what we need ex players to come in who know the history and the club!

As I said multiple times before though, that's not a guarantee of success.

Morrison, Hudson, Purse amongst the others.

Purse knows the club, most (including me) want him gone.

Morrison didn't do great, Hudson didn't do great.

I agree with that with purse, but Hudson got chucked in the deep end with one of the worse squads we had in years

Good on the club to act quickly , ward is a decent guy and it's good to have players coaching that know the club .

Spot On .

Good on the club to act quickly , ward is a decent guy and it's good to have players coaching that know the club .

Gavin Ward retired from playing at the end of the 2010–11 season.
Gavin Ward aged 54.

On 18 July 2011, he left his post at Gainsborough to become Goalkeeping Coach at Shrewsbury Town.
He was registered as a player after second-choice goalkeeper Joe Anyon picked up an injury in October 2012, with Ward taking his place on the bench.


On 4 July 2013, Ward agreed to be Goalkeeping Coach at Nottingham Forest but things did not work out for Ward who left Forest and had been out of mainstream football for 10 years, but has been helping out at QPR with party-time scouting duties.

On 27 September 2024, Ward agreed to be interim Goalkeeping Coach at Cardiff City.