 He then played regularly for the remainder of the season, scoring a further goal in the process.His season finished on a low note however as he was sent off for two handballs in the 2009 play-off final against Burnley at Wembley.Having been suspended for the first two games of the following season Ward returned in fine form, scoring four goals in seven games, including the opener in the Bramall Lane leg of that season's Steel City derby against the Owls.