Another trip to the south coast on Saturday and another appearance from referee Gavin Ward.

The Surrey official was the man in the middle for our last two visits to Bournemouth, the first a 2-1 win for Dale in May 2011 and the second a 1-1 draw last October when Gary Jones and Michael Symes each scored penalties.

Affectionately known as ‘the schoolboy’ among his colleagues due to his cherubic face and young looks, this is in fact 32-year-old Gavin’s sixth season on the league list.

Away from Bournemouth, Dale have met him on two other occasions.

He was the referee at Barnet in March 2009 when we lost the game 2-1 and had Chris Dagnall shown a straight red card for a bad tackle.

Gavin also refereed Dale at Wycombe in January 2008 when he spotted a late foul on Ben Muirhead and awarded a penalty which Tom Kennedy converted for the only goal of the game.

This season Mr Ward has refereed two matches, showing seven yellow cards.

He was most recently at AFC Wimbledon v Chesterfield last Friday.

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PotterDale added 11:18 - Aug 23 Famous Wards: Ashley: ex Hulme Grammar school pupil and much travelled centre forward of the 90s and 00s Andre: Current WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion Burt: Robin in 60s TV version of Batman Shayne???: 2005 winner of ITV karaoke show Simon: British actor, Duke of Buckingham in 1973 film version of Three Musketeers Stephen: British Doctor involved in the Profumo Affair

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ArthurDaley added 18:45 - Aug 23 You forgot Stephen Ward from the Mandy Rice Davies/ Christine Keeler era. Think he was a hairdresser who used to procure prostitutes for the rich and famous. And politicians as well.
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PotterDale added 20:35 - Aug 23 No, as it says above he was a doctor
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SuddenLad added 21:58 - Aug 23 Jefferson Ward Turner Ward Kenneth Evans Ward Bright Ward Woolfenden Ward All could be found in our local hospitals at one time or another............and of course ...... Judith Ward who was (allegedly) responsible for planting the M62 coach bomb in 1974 which killed 9 soldiers and 3 civilians travelling past Hartshead Moor on their way to the barracks at Catterick & Darlington.

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Syke_Dale added 13:49 - Aug 24 Peter Ward Rochdale AFC 1989/91 89 apps 10 gls
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