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Prev Game: Barclays Premier League Sat 11th Feb
| team 1 | score | team 2 |
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| Sunderland | 1 - 2 | Arsenal |
Next Game: The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON Sat 18th Feb
| team 1 | score | team 2 |
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| Sunderland | 17:15 | Arsenal |
Darren Ward
| Player details | |
|---|---|
| Name | Darren Ward |
| Age | 37 |
| Club | Unassigned Players |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Squad No | 18 |
| Born | Worksop,England |
| Height | 1.80m |
| Player rating | 5.0 (what is this?) |
| From | To | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | Unassigned Players | 1 Jul 2009 | Released |
| Sunderland | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 Mar 2009 | Loan : Expired |
| Out | Sunderland | 4 Aug 2006 | Undisclosed |
| Norwich City | Out | 1 Jul 2006 | Free Transfer |
| Nottingham Forest | Norwich City | 6 Aug 2004 | Undisclosed |
| Notts County | Nottingham Forest | 18 May 2001 | Free Transfer |
Sunderland Squad List
Goalkeeper:
Defender:
- 2 Phil Bardsley
- 3 Wayne Bridge
- 4 Michael Turner
- 5 Wes Brown
- 12 Matthew Kilgallon
- 16 John O'Shea
- 19 Titus Bramble
- 25 Sotirios Kyrgiakos
- - Marcos Angeleri
- - Michael Liddle
Midfielder:
- 6 Lee Cattermole
- 7 Sebastian Larsson
- 8 Craig Gardner
- 11 Kieran Richardson
- 14 Jack Colback
- 15 David Vaughan
- 18 David Meyler
- 23 James McClean
- 27 Ahmed Elmohamady
- 28 Stephane Sessegnon
Striker:
- 9 Fraizer Campbell
- 10 Connor Wickham
- 17 Dong-Won Ji
- 21 Oumare Tounkara
- 38 Craig Lynch
- 52 Nicklas Bendtner
On Loan:
- 3 Asamoah Gyan (to Unassigned Players)
- 3 George McCartney (to West Ham United)
- 24 Jordan Pickford (to Darlington)
- 24 Trevor Carson (to Hull City)
- 26 Jordan Cook (to Carlisle United)
- 27 Ben Wilson (to Gateshead)
- 28 Billy Knott (to AFC Wimbledon)
- 29 Blair Adams (to Northampton Town)
- 31 Ryan Noble (to Derby County)
- 40 Louis Laing (to Wycombe Wanderers)
- 42 John Egan (to Crystal Palace)
- - Cristian Riveros (to Kayserispor)
NEWS
29th May 2009
Ward announces retirement
Veteran goalkeeper Darren Ward has announced his retirement following his release from Sunderland.
28th May 2009
Black Cats cull seven
Dwight Yorke is one of seven players released by Sunderland following the end of the league season.
2nd March 2009
Wolves land Ward
Championship leaders Wolves have snapped up experienced goalkeeper Darren Ward from Sunderland.
15th February 2009
Ward keen to take loan
Sunderland goalkeeper Darren Ward has admitted he would welcome the opportunity to go out on loan.
12th September 2008
Ward ruled out for Black Cats
Sunderland goalkeeper Darren Ward faces a 'number of weeks' on the sidelines with a neck injury.
3rd December 2007
Ward wants to keep shirt
Darren Ward is going to do everything he can to remain Sunderland's first choice goalkeeper.
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