Luke Spokes

Luke Spokes

Personal information
Full name	Luke Spokes [1]
Date of birth	(2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chippenham Town
Number	14
Youth career
	SGS College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Mangotsfield United	26	(3)
2019–2020	Yate Town	18	(5)
2020	Taunton Town	7	(0)
2020–2022	Grimsby Town	17	(1)
2021	→ Boston United (loan)	3	(0)
2021–2022	→ Spennymoor Town (loan)	26	(1)
2022–2023	Bath City	41	(0)
2023–	Chippenham Town	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:42, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Luke Spokes (born 6 August 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South side Chippenham Town.

Spokes began his career in Non-League football and played for Mangotsfield United, Yate Town and Taunton Town before signing a professional contract with Grimsby Town in the summer of 2020 whilst they were members of the EFL. He has also played for Boston United and Spennymoor Town on loan before joining Bath City permanently in 2022.

Early life

He is originally from Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. He studied at Redland Green school for years (7-11)

Career

Early career

Spokes signed for Mangotsfield United in September 2018 after playing at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College under Dave Hockaday. ^[2] After a trial at Burnley and interest from other professional clubs, he moved up one division to sign for Yate Town, ^[3] before moving on to Taunton Town in January 2020. ^[4]

Grimsby Town

In September 2020 Spokes moved into professional football after signing a one-year contract with Ian Holloway's Grimsby Town. ^[5] He scored his first professional goal when he scored the only goal of the game with a 20 yard strike with his left foot away at relegation rivals Barrow on 23 March 2021. ^[6]

On 25 September 2021 having yet to have make an appearance during the 2021–22 season, Spokes joined Boston United on a one-month loan. ^[7] Spokes made his debut later that day and came off the bench in a 2-1 victory over Guiseley. ^[8] Spokes made a total of six appearances during his month on loan with Boston, three of which came in the League. ^[9]

On 18 November 2021, Spokes signed for National League North side Spennymoor Town on a three-month loan. ^[10] Spokes scored goals in a 4-2 win against Chester ^[11] and a 3-1 victory in the FA Trophy over Plymouth Parkway. ^[12] In February 2022, the loan deal was extended until the end of the season. He was praised by Spennymoor co-manager Anthony Johnson for his work ethic. ^[13]

Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the play-off final, though Spokes was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium. ^[14]

On 11 June 2022, the club announced their retained list ahead of the 2022–23 season and confirmed that Spokes would be among those released when his contract expires on 30 June. ^[15]

Bath City

On 5 July 2022, Spokes signed for Bath City. ^[16]

Spokes was released by Bath at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[17]

Chippenham Town

On 28 June 2023, Spokes signed for Chippenham Town on a one-year contract. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mangotsfield United	2018–19 [19]	SFL Division One South	26	3	0	0	–		4 [a]	2	30	5
Yate Town	2019–20 [19]	SFL Premier Division South	18	5	1	0	–		7 [b]	1	26	6
Taunton Town	2019–20 [19]	SFL Premier Division South	7	0	0	0	–		2 [c]	0	9	0
Grimsby Town	2020–21 [20]	League Two	17	1	0	0	0	0	3 [d]	0	20	1
Career total			68	9	1	0	0	0	16	3	85	12

1. Three appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Cup
2. Five appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup, one appearance and one goal in Gloucestershire Senior Cup
3. Appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
4. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Grimsby Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 32. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. "Mango Youngster on Trial with Burnley FC". Mangotsfield United F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
3. "Southern Yate Complete Deals for Ollis and Spokes". Bristol Post. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
4. "Taunton Town Sign Luke Spokes from Yate". Somerset County Gazette. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
5. "Taunton Town Midfielder Spokes Earns Grimsby Deal". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
6. "Barrow 0-1 Grimsby: Luke Spokes seals vital win for Town's survival hopes".
7. "Grimsby Town midfielder Luke Spokes head out on short-term loan". Grimsbylive. 25 September 2021.
8. "Grimsby Town loan watch as trio make debuts at new clubs". Grimsbylive. 28 September 2021.
9. "StackPath".
10. "Spokes Joins Spennymoor Town On 3 Month Loan - News - Grimsby Town". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021.
11. "MATCH REPORT: Spennymoor 4-2 Chester". 11 December 2021.
12. "Report: Spennymoor Town 3-1 Plymouth Parkway". 15 January 2022.
13. "Spokes to stay at Moors until end of season". Spennymoor Town Fc. 15 February 2022.
14. Peddy, Chris (5 June 2022). "Grimsby beat Solihull Moors to seal EFL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
15. "Mariners Retained List Announced - Grimsby Town Football Club". 11 June 2022.
16. "Player News - Luke Spokes". 5 July 2022.
17. "Player News - Rex Mannings & Luke Spokes". 25 May 2023.
18. "Bluebirds sign Luke Spokes". 28 June 2023.
19. "Luke Spokes profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
20. "Games played by Luke Spokes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2021.