Luke Jephcott

Luke Jephcott

Personal information
Full name	Luke Owen Jephcott [1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth	Aberystwyth, Wales [3]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [4]
Position(s)	Striker [2]
Team information
Current team	Newport County
Number	31
Youth career
2007–2013	Wendron United
2013–2014	Helston Athletic
2014–2019	Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Plymouth Argyle	106	(33)
2019–2020	→ Truro City (loan)	18	(8)
2022–2023	→ Swindon Town (loan)	32	(7)
2023–2024	St Johnstone	8	(0)
2024–	Newport County	27	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Wales U19 [5]	7	(4)
2020–2022	Wales U21	12	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 29 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

Luke Owen Jephcott (born 26 January 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Newport County. He is a former Wales under-21 international.

Club career

Plymouth Argyle

Whilst still an apprentice, Jephcott made his professional debut in the EFL League One on 20 October 2018. He featured against Burton Albion in a 3–2 defeat, replacing Stuart O'Keefe in the 86th minute. Jephcott's full debut came ten days later, when he started in a 5-0 EFL Trophy defeat to Chelsea U21s. ^[6]

In August 2019, Jephcott joined Truro City on loan. ^[7] He was recalled by his parent club, Plymouth Argyle, in January 2020. ^[8]

Jephcott won both the EFL League Two Player of the Month and EFL Young Player of the Month awards for January 2020, after scoring 5 goals in 4 starts in January 2020. ^{[9] [10]} Jephcott finished the season with 7 goals in 14 games as Plymouth won promotion to League One. ^[11]

Jepchott started the 2020-21 League One season strongly by scoring the winner for Plymouth on the opening day against Blackpool. ^[12] He scored 1 in the next 7 games before starting a sensational run of form, scoring 14 goals in the next 18 league games, which attracted interest from a clutch of Championship clubs including Stoke City and Cardiff City. ^[13]

On 1 September 2022, Jephcott signed for EFL League Two club Swindon Town on an initial loan deal with the option to join the club permanently. ^[14]

He was released by Plymouth following their promotion to the EFL Championship at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[15]

St Johnstone

On 21 July 2023, Jephcott signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone. ^[16]

Newport County

On 25 January 2024 Jephcott joined EFL League Two club Newport County on a free transfer ^[17] He made his debut for Newport County in the 2-1 League Two win against Swindon Town on 3 February 2024 as a second half substitute. ^[18]

International career

On 9 September 2018 Jephcott made his Wales U19 debut in a friendly against Ireland U19s at the City Calling Stadium. Wales won the game 1–0.

Jephcott was first called up to the Wales U19 team in 2018. He made his debut for Wales Under 21s in a 3–0 win against Moldova. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle	2018–19 [20]	League One	9	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	10	0
	2019–20 [21]	League Two	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7
	2020–21 [22]	League One	41	16	4	2	0	0	1 [a]	0	46	18
	2021–22 [22]	League One	40	10	1	0	2	1	0 [a]	0	43	11
	2022–23 [22]	League One	2	0	0	0	1	0	0 [a]	0	3	0
Total			106	33	5	2	3	1	2	0	118	37
Truro City (loan)	2019–20 [23]	Southern Football League Premier South	18	5	2	0	—		1 [b]	0	21	5
Swindon Town (loan)	2022–23 [22]	League Two	32	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	7
St Johnstone	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			163	45	7	2	2	1	3	0	178	49

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

• EFL League Two Player of the Month: January 2020 ^[24]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Purrington" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
2. "Luke Jephcott - Striker". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
3. Cowdery, Rick (12 March 2018). "Luke Jephcott Interview". The Pilgrim Matchday Programme, Plymouth Argyle vs Shrewsbury Town.
4. "Luke Jephcott - Forward - First Team - Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
5. Luke Jephcott at Soccerway
6. "Luke Jephcott making the most of busy schedule of matches". The Herald (Plymouth) . 9 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
7. Errington, Chris (2 August 2019). "Luke Jephcott set goals target by Ryan Lowe after Truro loan move". plymouthherald. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
8. "Jephcott Recalled". www.pafc.co.uk. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
9. "Sky Bet League Two: Manager and Player of the Month January winners". www.efl.com. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
10. "Luke Jephcott: Plymouth Argyle forward named EFL Young Player of Month for January". BBC Sport. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
11. "League Two clubs vote to end season". BBC Sport.
12. "Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport.
13. "Stoke City and Luke Jephcott: What do we know so far? Is it likely to happen?". 15 February 2021.
14. "Luke Jephcott is a Red". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
15. "Retained List". www.pafc.co.uk. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
16. "Luke Jephcott Signs for Saints!". St Johnstone Football Club. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
17. Jephcott joins Newport
18. Jephcott Newport debut
19. "Argyle striker Luke Jephcott makes first start for Wales under-21s". 13 November 2020.
20. "Games played by Luke Jephcott in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
21. "Games played by Luke Jephcott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
22. "Games played by Luke Jephcott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
23. "Luke Jephcott Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
24. "Sky Bet League Two: Manager and Player of the Month January winners". www.efl.com. English Football League. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.