Jamie John Ward is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Nuneaton Borough. He has represented the Northern Ireland national team.
Ward with Northern Ireland in 2012
Ward playing for Derby County in 2015.
2009 Football League Championship play-off final
The 2009 Football League Championship play-off final was an association football match which was played on 25 May 2009 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Burnley and Sheffield United. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League. The top two teams of the 2008–09 Football League Championship season gained automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the clubs placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; Sheffield United ended the season in third position while Burnley finished fifth. The winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2009–10 season in the Premier League.
The match was played at Wembley Stadium.
Mike Dean (pictured in 2014) was a controversial selection as match referee.
Wade Elliott (pictured in 2012) scored the only goal of the game.
