 Ward played in all of Derby's first 16 league games, starting 14 of them.He scored his first goal of the season on 1 October in a 4–4 draw against Ipswich Town at Pride Park.He scored a brace against Watford in a 3–2 away win on 19 October and another in the following game, a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City on 26 October.