Luke Beckett

Luke Beckett
Personal information
Full name	Luke John Beckett
Date of birth	25 November 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1991–1998	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2000	Chester City
2000–2002	Chesterfield
2002–2004	Stockport County
2004–2006	Sheffield United
2005	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
2005	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
2005–2006	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
2006–2008	Huddersfield Town
2008–2011	Gainsborough Trinity
2011	→ Worksop Town (loan)
2012	Goole
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luke John Beckett (born 25 November 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1998 to 2012.

Born in

Career

Beckett made his name as a prolific striker since making his

Despite the Spireites suffering a points deduction for off-field matters, Beckett helped them win promotion from

Division Three in 2000–01 and he would go on to be similarly prolific for Stockport County scoring nearly 50 goals in 2 years. This prompted a move to Sheffield United

However, he never scored for the Blades and spent most of his two seasons as a United player out on loan at

On 5 January 2008, Beckett scored the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over

Conference National, but could not reach an agreement over the remainder of his contract with Huddersfield.^[2]^[3]

On 27 November, he joined

Harrogate Town. In January, he extended his stay with Gainsborough until the end of the 2008–09 season.^[5]

On 11 March 2011 Beckett joined Worksop Town on loan for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.^[6] Upon the completion of the 2010–11 season Beckett was released by Trinity.

In March 2012 he joined Goole,^[7] where he saw out the remainder of the 2012–13 season.

^ "Huddersfield 2–1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
^ "Beckett set for move to Bradford". BBC Sport. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
^ Flett, Dave (3 June 2008). "Beckett blow for Minstermen chief". The Press. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
^ "Flynn handed Darlington loan". Sky Sports. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
^ "Beckett signs Gainsborough deal". BBC Sport. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
^ "McIntosh Swoops For Beckett". Evo Stick League. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
^ "Beckett arrives at Goole". Non League Daily. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.