Capped by England, Lucy is an attacking midfielder with more than a decade's worth of Women's Super League experience.
She received an FA Cup runners-up medal with Sunderland in 2009, doing the same with Bristol City four years later and also helping the latter finish second in the WSL in 2013. The following year, she enjoyed league title glory with Liverpool.
Lucy signed for the Reds in July 2020, following a two-year spell at Birmingham City Women. Her first goal came against Burnley in the FA Cup, while she opened her WSL account for United with a key derby goal against Manchester City in October 2021.
Staniforth won her first England cap in 2018 and was part of the squad for the both the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and victorious 2020 SheBelieves Cup campaign.