Lucy Ward (footballer)

Lucy Ward
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-04-15) 15 April 1974
Club information
Current team
 Leeds Carnegie
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Leeds United
2002–2003 Doncaster Rovers Belles ? (4[1])
2003–2009 Leeds Carnegie
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 27 October 2009 (UTC).

Lucy Ward (born 15 April 1974[2]) 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.[2][3][4] She represented England at Under-21 level.[3]

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.[2] She moved to Doncaster Rovers Belles in the 2002–03 season, returning to Leeds for the start of the following season.[5]

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.[6][7]

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.[8]

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.[3] She left the club in 2015, amidst winning a high-profile legal battle (in June 2016) against Leeds Owner Massimo Cellino over her dismissal.[9]

International career

Ward represented England at Under-21 level at just 16 years of age.[3]

Other

Ward worked as a co-commentator for the BBC at the Women's World Cup in China,[10] during the Euro 2009 qualifiers [2] and finals, and again during the London 2012 Olympic Games,[11] and Euro 2013.[12] Her partner is ex Leeds United Head Coach Neil Redfearn.[9]

Statistics

Club Season League WFA Cup Premier League Cup County Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds Carnegie 1996–97 41
1997–98 24
1998–99 20
1999–2000 25
2000–01 21
2001–02[13] 18
2002–03[1] 17
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2002–03[1] 11 14
Leeds Carnegie 2003–04[14] 12 20
2004–05[15] 9 16
2005–06 8 16
2006–07 10 19
2007–08 inj
2008–09 3 3

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lars Karbusch & David Shannon (2005-03-06). "England (Women) 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Meet the players". Leeds United Ladies. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Christopher Irvine (2005-04-25). "Agony Aunt's dual role strikes chord with Leeds youngsters". London: The Times. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  4. ↑ "STUNNING INTERVIEW: Redfearn claims Cellino picked team and ordered ace to be dropped". Dailystar.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Leeds unite several returning players and new faces". Fair Game. 2003-07-16. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  6. ↑ "The Lucas Radebe Testimonial". Soccer AM World. 2005-05-02. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  7. ↑ Tom Fozard. "Everybody's hero!". BBC Leeds. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  8. ↑ Denise Terry (2006-05-02). "Arsenal 5 Leeds 0: Yankey leads march in Arsenal cup coup". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  9. 1 2 Jack Gaughan (10 June 2016). "Lucy Ward case could cost Leeds United more than £500,000 as owner Massimo Cellino performs U-turn in giving evidence due to 'press attention' concerns". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Roach, Stuart (2007-09-26). "Germany v Norway as it happened". BBC Spot. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  11. ↑ Alyson Rudd (2009-09-11). "BBC answers call with thrilling tea-time teaser". London: The Times. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  12. ↑ "TVCatchup UEFA Women's Euro 2013". Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  13. ↑ David Shannon (2002-09-09). "England (Women) 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  14. ↑ David Shannon (2003-08-20). "England (Women) 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  15. ↑ David Shannon (2006-06-17). "England (Women) 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-29.


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