Luke Summerfield

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Luke Summerfield
Luke Summerfield 19-09-2015 1.jpg
Summerfield playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Luke John Summerfield [1]
Date of birth (1987-12-06) 6 December 1987 (age 36) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League club FC Halifax Town. He has played in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle, AFC Bournemouth, Leyton Orient, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town, York City and Grimsby Town.

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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 after playing for Cheltenham Town in the 2012 League Two play-off final Luke Summerfield 27-05-2012 1.jpg
Summerfield after playing for Cheltenham Town in the 2012 League Two play-off final

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 FC Halifax Town. [27] On 11 January 2021, Summerfield was awarded with the league's Player of the Month award for December 2020. [28]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2004–05 [7] Championship 100000—10
2005–06 [29] Championship000010—10
2006–07 [30] Championship2313000—261
2007–08 [31] Championship701021—101
2008–09 [32] Championship2921010—312
2009–10 [33] Championship1202011—151
2010–11 [34] League One 7100000071
Total794705200916
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2006–07 [30] League One81———81
Leyton Orient (loan) 2009–10 [33] League One140——1 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
Cheltenham Town 2011–12 [35] League Two 41431116 [lower-alpha 2] 0516
Shrewsbury Town 2012–13 [36] League One36211101 [lower-alpha 1] 0393
2013–14 [37] League One28110101 [lower-alpha 1] 0311
Total643212020704
York City 2014–15 [18] League Two31410001 [lower-alpha 1] 0334
2015–16 [38] League Two347002100368
Total65111021106912
Grimsby Town 2016–17 [39] League Two23110102 [lower-alpha 3] 1272
2017–18 [40] League Two39010001 [lower-alpha 3] 0410
Total621201031682
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2016–17 [41] National League 180——5 [lower-alpha 4] 2232
Wrexham 2018–19 [41] National League33141—3 [lower-alpha 5] 0402
2019–20 [41] National League30240—00342
Total633810030744
Halifax Town 2020-21 [41] National League31500—2 [lower-alpha 6] 1336
2021-22 [41] National League24120—3 [lower-alpha 7] 1292
2022-23 [41] National League21010—4 [lower-alpha 8] 0260
2023-24 [41] National League23410—1 [lower-alpha 9] 0254
Total991040—10211312
Career total5133727311431558249
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League Two play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  7. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  8. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  9. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

Macclesfield Town

FC Halifax Town

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