Luke Summerfield
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke John Summerfield[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 December 1987||
Place of birth | Ivybridge, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Central midfielder[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Halifax Town | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2005 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Plymouth Argyle | 79 | (4) |
2007 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2009 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Cheltenham Town | 41 | (4) |
2012–2014 | Shrewsbury Town | 64 | (3) |
2014–2016 | York City | 65 | (11) |
2016–2018 | Grimsby Town | 62 | (1) |
2017 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Wrexham | 63 | (3) |
2020– |
FC Halifax Town | 99 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 23 March 2024 (UTC) |
Luke John Summerfield (born 6 December 1987) is an English professional
Early life
Summerfield was born in Ivybridge, Devon.[5] His father, Kevin, is a former professional footballer and coach.[6]
Career
Plymouth Argyle
Summerfield joined the Plymouth Argyle Centre of Excellence aged 10.[6] He made his first-team debut in the last match of the 2004–05 season, a 0–0 home draw with Leicester City on 8 May 2005, entering the match as a 77th minute substitute for David Worrell.[6][7] He signed a two-year professional contract with Plymouth on 1 August 2005, before the start of 2005–06.[8][6] He made two appearances in his first two seasons for Argyle (both as a substitute), once in the league and once in the League Cup.[citation needed] Summerfield made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute, on 8 May 2005, against Leicester City.[citation needed] On his first start for Argyle, against Colchester United in the Championship, on 8 August 2006, during 2006–07, Summerfield scored with a long-range volley.[9] In January 2007, Summerfield was listed at number five in The Guardian's ten best prospects to watch out for in 2007.[10] At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with Premier League club Chelsea along with teammates Dan Gosling and Scott Sinclair.[11]
Then Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Holloway said of Summerfield that "I see Luke doing things far beyond his tender years. The boy has a fine touch, he is typical of the talent that Plymouth will produce for the future."[citation needed] On 20 March 2007, Summerfield signed a loan deal with League One club AFC Bournemouth until the end of the season.[citation needed] On 25 September 2009, Summerfield moved to League One club Leyton Orient on a one-month loan,[12] which was later extended to three months, before he returned to Plymouth on 19 December.[citation needed]
Cheltenham Town
Summerfield joined Shrewsbury Town on trial in July 2011 and played in a friendly against Manchester United, but he was not offered a contract and in August signed a one-year contract with Cheltenham Town.[13] In July 2012, he rejected a new contract with the club.[citation needed]
Shrewsbury Town
Summerfield rejected a contract offer from Cheltenham Town to sign for League One club Shrewsbury Town on 3 July 2012.[14] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury in a 3–1 FA Cup defeat versus Hereford United at Edgar Street.[15] He was released at the end of his contract in May 2014.[16]
York City
Summerfield signed for League Two club York City on 30 June 2014 on a two-year contract.[17] He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014.[18] He left York after rejecting a new contract in May 2016.[19]
Grimsby Town
Summerfield signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club Grimsby Town on 28 June 2016 on a free transfer.[20] He scored his first goal for Grimsby in a 5–2 win against Stevenage on 27 August 2016.[21]
On 6 February 2017, Summerfield joined National League club Macclesfield Town on loan until the end of 2016–17, with the option of a permanent transfer if Macclesfield were to earn promotion.[22] He was offered a new contract by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season,[23] but left the club in June 2018 when it was withdrawn.[24]
Wrexham
Summerfield signed for National League club Wrexham on 5 July 2018 on a one-year contract.[25] He made his debut on 4 August on the opening day of the 2018–19 season, starting in a 1–0 away victory over Dover Athletic.[26]
FC Halifax Town
On 20 August 2020, Summerfield signed for
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 March 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 2004–05[7] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2005–06[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2006–07[30] | Championship | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
2007–08[31] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
2008–09[32] | Championship | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2009–10[33] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2010–11[34] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 79 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 6 | ||
AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 2006–07[30]
|
League One | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Leyton Orient (loan) | 2009–10[33] | League One | 14 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Cheltenham Town | 2011–12[35] | League Two | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 51 | 6 |
Shrewsbury Town | 2012–13[36] | League One | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 39 | 3 |
2013–14[37] | League One | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Total | 64 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 4 | ||
York City | 2014–15[18] | League Two | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 4 |
2015–16[38] | League Two | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |
Total | 65 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 12 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2016–17[39] | League Two | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 27 | 2 |
2017–18[40] | League Two | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
Total | 62 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 2 | ||
Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2016–17[41] | National League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 5[d] | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||
Wrexham | 2018–19[41] | National League | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
2019–20[41] | National League | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
Total | 63 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 4 | ||
Halifax Town
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2020-21[41]
|
National League | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 1 | 33 | 6 | |
2021-22[41]
|
National League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 1 | 29 | 2 | ||
2022-23[41]
|
National League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[h] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
2023-24[41]
|
National League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
Total | 99 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | 113 | 12 | |||
Career total | 513 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 582 | 49 |
Honours
Macclesfield Town
FC Halifax Town
References
- ^ "List of players given a free transfer: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 105. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Luke Summerfield". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Luke Summerfield". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Luke Summerfield: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Luke Summerfield". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Luke Summerfield". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Profiles: Luke Summerfield". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009.
- ^ "10 to watch in 2007". The Guardian. London. 5 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Chelsea look at Argyle teenagers". BBC Sport. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Orient swoop for Summerfield". Sky Sports. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Cheltenham Town complete deal for Luke Summerfield". BBC Sport. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Shrewsbury sign Luke Summerfield and Rob Purdie". BBC Sport. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Hereford United vs Shrewsbury Town 3:1 03/11/2012". rowdie.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "The retained and released list". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Luke Summerfield: York City sign ex-Shrewsbury Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Flett, Dave (17 May 2016). "Richard Brodie rejoins York City, but Luke Summerfield turns down new contract". The Press. York. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Mariners swoop for Luke Summerfield". Grimsby Telegraph. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Grimsby 5–2 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Wood, Liam (6 February 2017). "Grimsby Town midfielder Luke Summerfield joins National League side on loan". Grimsby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017.
- ^ "James McKeown: Grimsby Town offer new deal to goalkeeper and release 11". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Summerfield departs". Grimsby Town F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Wrexham sign ex-Grimsby midfielder Luke Summerfield". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Dover Athletic 0–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "LUKE SUMMERFIELD JOINS". FC Halifax Town Official Site. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "National League's December Monthly Award Winners Revealed!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Summerfield in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "L. Summerfield: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "York beat Macclesfield to win FA Trophy". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Cooke nets winner as FC Halifax seal Isuzu FA Trophy glory". The FA. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
External links
- Profile at the Wrexham A.F.C. website
- Luke Summerfield at Soccerbase