Carla Ward

Carla Ward is confident Hannah Hampton will be an Aston Villa player next season, and wants to bring Jill Scott and Anna Patten back to the club in the summer.

"It's like that moment you find out you've been cheated on. Your whole stomach drops." That's how Aston Villa manager Carla Ward described Chelsea's 92nd-minute winner against her side in the Women's Super League. Villa defended stoically against the champions, hoping to become just the second side in 33 games...

Carla Ward has confirmed that Aston Villa are already in the process of looking to sign at least two strikers in the summer transfer window. Ward has enjoyed a solid first season in charge at Villa, with her side sitting a comfortable 12 points clear of the drop zone in ninth.

Carla Ward is the "big kid" doing a big job at Aston Villa. A manager always ready with a joke, she has made a serious impression in her short spell in the Women's Super League. The 37-year-old defied the odds in her first season to keep Birmingham City in the...

Aston Villa boss Carla Ward has warned her side they will need to take things up another level when they continue their Women’s Super League campaign against West Ham.Villa battled back to beat newly-promoted Leicester 2-1 on the opening weekend, with debutant Remi Allen on target against her former club.The Irons, meanwhile, lost 2-0 against Brighton having seen Hawa Cissoko sent off for a deliberate handball during the first-half.Ward wants a focused display when they head to Dagenham for Saturday’s televised encounter.“We are delighted we have walked away with three points, but the performance needs to be better in...

When Carla Ward left Birmingham City at the end of last season to take up the position of Aston Villa manager, she always knew that the reaction would not be a wholly positive one. "I still get some stick, but that's fine," Ward exclusively told Lynsey Hooper in an interview...

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 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...

Carla Ward has been named the new manager of Aston Villa Women following her resignation from Birmingham City. Ward recently stepped down from her role as Birmingham boss after impressively securing Women's Super League status despite off-field issues, which included point deductions and a letter from the players to the board complaining of unfair treatment.

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...