Robert "Bobby" Ward (born 21 October 1958) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Celtic and Newport County.

Ward was considered a hot prospect at Celtic until a managerial change forced him to move to Newport County, where he played alongside legends such as John Aldridge and Tommy Tynan.

Ward joined Newport County during the most successful period in the club's long history.

They reached the quarter-finals, losing 3–2 on aggregate to Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany.

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1950s, is a stub.