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Lucy
Staniforth
ENG
England
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
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Position:
Midfielder
Age:
33
Height:
1.57m
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Name: Lucy Staniforth
Nationality: England
Date of Birth: October 2, 1992
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Aston Villa
Women's Super League clubs played for: Notts County, Bristol City, Liverpool, Sunderland, Birmingham City, Manchester United, Aston Villa

Lucy Staniforth, the Aston Villa midfielder, has not appeared in a high proportion of their Women's Super League games in 2025/2026, making seven appearances overall and playing 176 minutes. She has started in two of these appearances across their 18 fixtures and been mostly used in a substitute role on five occasions.

Staniforth last appeared in a league game on March 15, playing only one minute for Aston Villa versus Manchester City in a 0-0 stalemate. She has been shown one yellow card.

Up next for Aston Villa in Women's Super League action is a trip to Chelsea on March 29.

In last season's Women's Super League, Staniforth played in 12 games for Aston Villa and created one assist.

Staniforth linked up with Aston Villa in January 2023 from Manchester United, for whom she made 30 league appearances in total, scoring two goals and providing two assists.