Carla Ward

Carla Ward will become the new Aston Villa manager, just days after resigning from rivals Birmingham City. The former Sheffield United coach was at Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground on Thursday and will complete a quick return to management after leaving Birmingham last week. A Villa statement read: “Aston Villa...

Former Birmingham City manager Carla Ward has joined Aston Villa for the 2021-22 Women's Super League season. Ward, 37, managed the Blues to safety last season after previously leading Sheffield United to their highest Championship finish in 2019. It was Ward's first campaign in the WSL and she was nominated...

Carla Ward has resigned as Birmingham City head coach and will leave the club after Sunday's Women's FA Cup tie with Southampton. Ward, 37, took over at the start of the season having previously been in charge at Sheffield United. Blues finished second-from-bottom of the Women's Super League table, avoiding...

Carla Ward has resigned as manager of Birmingham City Women after her side pulled off an against-the-odds escape from relegation in the Women’s Super League. She will step down at the end of the season. The 37-year-old former Sheffield United manager took charge of Birmingham in August, when the club...

Carla Ward said it was “devastating” telling her Birmingham squad that she was leaving at the end of the season. Ward took over in August last year and secured her side’s place in next season’s Women’s Super League, despite having the smallest budget in the division. Her resignation was announced...

Birmingham City manager Carla Ward says the pressure will be on Aston Villa in their Women's Super League derby as both teams fight to avoid relegation. The Blues are currently third-bottom in the table, two points and one place above rivals Aston Villa. Just five points separate the bottom five...

The Birmingham City manager, Carla Ward, has admitted the recent concerns raised by her side in a letter to the club’s board could impact on player recruitment if the club maintains its top-flight status next season. The letter, which was signed by Ward’s entire first-team squad and first revealed by...

CARLA WARD says Birmingham City bigwigs have held "positive discussions" with the women's side following complaints from players. The FA opened an investigation after players wrote a letter to the club's board highlighting concerns over a lack of support. The complaints reportedly included players earning less than the minimum wage...

Birmingham City manager Carla Ward has hailed the new Women’s Super League broadcast deal as a “landmark moment” and hopes it can provide a boost for the club with the smallest budget in the league. A new deal was announced by the Football Association on Monday for the WSL that...

Boss Carla Ward admitted Birmingham City may look to permanently move away from their Damson Park ground, after being forced to play a ‘home’ Barclays FA WSL clash at St George's Park for the second week in a row. The Blues fell to a 4-0 defeat against title-chasing Manchester City...

Birmingham City manager Carla Ward said she was "very angry and disappointed" to learn two of her players had attended a party earlier this month. Up to 10 Leicester City women's players were fined and two Birmingham City players suspended for 10 days for attending the party. A Birmingham statement...

BIRMINGHAM boss Carla Ward has slammed Aston Villa for postponing their WSL crunch clash just FIVE minutes before kick off. The Second City Derby was due to take place at 6pm on Wednesday evening at Villa's ground. But the match was scrapped after officials deemed the surface at Damson Park...

Carla Ward, the Birmingham City Women manager, says her team are “worlds apart” from Everton in resources, as she bemoaned “freak injuries” that have hit her side ahead of the teams’ Women’s Super League meeting on Wednesday. Ward says they have been training with just 10 players at times, but...

After narrowly avoiding relegation last year and having just eight senior players, the Women's Super League side have improved massively in 2020-21 When Carla Ward took overBirmingham City, they looked destined for relegation. The club avoided that fate by the skin of their teeth last season, and four weeks before...