John Ward

Johnny Ward (1940/41 – 30 December 2019) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level Castleford and Salford, as a or .

Career Ward was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire and signed for Featherstone Rovers in 1959. He failed to make any appearance for Featherstone and signed for his home town team, Castleford, the following year. After spending 10 years with Castleford he moved to Salford in 1970 for whom he played until he retired at the end of the 1972/73 season.

Castleford Ward played in Castleford's Yorkshire League victory during the 1964–65 season.

Salford Ward played at in Salford's 25–11 victory over Swinton in the 1972 Lancashire Cup Final at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on 21 October 1972. He also played at in Salford's 7–12 defeat by Leeds in the Player's No.6 Trophy Final at Fartown, Huddersfield, on 24 March 1973.

Representative honours Ward won caps for England while at Castleford in 1969 against Wales and France, while at Salford in 1970 against France,