Years Team Role Football player Name Lucy Ward | 2003–2009 Leeds Carnegie 1996–2002 Leeds United Current team Leeds Ladies F.C. | |
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Date of birth (1974-04-15) 15 April 1974 (age 41) 2002–2003 Doncaster Rovers Belles | ||
Lucy Ward (born 15 April 1974) is a retired English female football forward. She spent most of her senior career with Leeds Carnegie and was also head of education and welfare at the boys academy for Leeds United, until being sacked by the club. She represented England at Under-21 level.
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Club career
Ward joined Leeds United Ladies when it was a community team, staying with the club as they rose to be one of the best teams in England. She moved to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2002–03 season, returning to Leeds for the start of the following season.
She played in Lucas Radebe's testimonial at Elland Road in May 2005, scoring soon after coming on as a substitute for Gary Speed and later setting up a goal for Matthew Kilgallon.
In May 2006 she played in the Women's FA Cup Final, scoring an own goal after just three minutes as Leeds went on to lose 5–0 to Arsenal Ladies.
She became head of education and welfare at Leeds United's academy, overseeing around 250 junior players and a handful of young first-team players. She left the club in 2015, amidst winning a high-profile legal battle (in June 2016) against Leeds Owner Massimo Cellino over her dismissal.
International career
Ward represented England at Under-21 level at just 16 years of age.
Other
Ward worked as a co-commentator for the BBC at the Women's World Cup in China, during the Euro 2009 qualifiers and finals, and again during the London 2012 Olympic Games, and Euro 2013. Her partner is ex Leeds United Head Coach Neil Redfearn.