Lucy Ward (footballer)

Lucy Ward
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-04-15) 15 April 1974 (age 50)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Leeds United (164)
2002–2003 Doncaster Rovers Belles ? (14[1])
2003–2009 Leeds United ? (104)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lucy Ward (born 15 April 1974[2]) is a former English footballer who since 2007 has been a co-commentator for broadcasters such as BT Sport, BBC, Talksport, Channel 4 and Sky Sports working on women's and men's football. She has worked on World Cups and Olympic Games, and recently worked for Prime Video and BT Sport on Premier League games. As a footballer she played as a forward.

Ward represented England at Under-21 level and spent most of her senior career with Leeds United. Lucy was also head of education and welfare at the Leeds United boys' academy from 1998 to 2015 until being sacked by the club; she subsequently won a sex discrimination and unfair dismissal case in 2016.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference rsssf03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Meet the players". Leeds United Ladies. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  3. ^ Irvine, Christopher (25 April 2005). "Agony Aunt's dual role strikes chord with Leeds youngsters". The Times. London. Retrieved 29 October 2009.[dead link‍]