Luke Summerfield

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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Luke John Summerfield (born 6 December 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Template:English football updater club Kidderminster Harriers. He has played in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle, AFC Bournemouth, Leyton Orient, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town, York City and Grimsby Town.

Early life

Summerfield was born in Ivybridge, Devon.[1] His father, Kevin, is a former professional footballer and coach.[2]

Career

Plymouth Argyle

Summerfield joined the Plymouth Argyle Centre of Excellence aged 10.[2] 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.[2][3] He signed a two-year professional contract with Plymouth on 1 August 2005, before the start of 2005–06.[4][2] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Summerfield made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute, on 8 May 2005, against Leicester City.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.[5] In January 2007, Summerfield was listed at number five in The Guardian's ten best prospects to watch out for in 2007.[6] At the beginning of March 2007 he trained for a week with Premier League club Chelsea along with teammates Dan Gosling and Scott Sinclair.[7]

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."Script error: No such module "Unsubst". On 20 March 2007, Summerfield signed a loan deal with League One club AFC Bournemouth until the end of the season.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". On 25 September 2009, Summerfield moved to League One club Leyton Orient on a one-month loan,[8] which was later extended to three months, before he returned to Plymouth on 19 December.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Cheltenham Town

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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.[9] In July 2012, he rejected a new contract with the club.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Shrewsbury Town

Summerfield rejected a contract offer from Cheltenham Town to sign for League One club Shrewsbury Town on 3 July 2012.[10] He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury in a 3–1 FA Cup defeat versus Hereford United at Edgar Street.[11] He was released at the end of his contract in May 2014.[12]

York City

Summerfield signed for League Two club York City on 30 June 2014 on a two-year contract.[13] 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.[14] He left York after rejecting a new contract in May 2016.[15]

Grimsby Town

Summerfield signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club Grimsby Town on 28 June 2016 on a free transfer.[16] He scored his first goal for Grimsby in a 5–2 win against Stevenage on 27 August 2016.[17]

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.[18] He was offered a new contract by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season,[19] but left the club in June 2018 when it was withdrawn.[20]

Wrexham

Summerfield signed for National League club Wrexham on 5 July 2018 on a one-year contract.[21] 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.[22]

FC Halifax Town

On 20 August 2020, Summerfield signed for FC Halifax Town.[23] On 11 January 2021, Summerfield was awarded with the league's Player of the Month award for December 2020.[24]

Career statistics

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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 2004–05[3] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2005–06[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2006–07[26] Championship 23 1 3 0 0 0 26 1
2007–08[27] Championship 7 0 1 0 2 1 10 1
2008–09[28] Championship 29 2 1 0 1 0 31 2
2009–10[29] Championship 12 0 2 0 1 1 15 1
2010–11[30] 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[26] League One 8 1 8 1
Leyton Orient (loan) 2009–10[29] League One 14 0 1Template:Efn 0 15 0
Cheltenham Town 2011–12[31] League Two 41 4 3 1 1 1 6Template:Efn 0 51 6
Shrewsbury Town 2012–13[32] League One 36 2 1 1 1 0 1Template:Efn 0 39 3
2013–14[33] League One 28 1 1 0 1 0 1Template:Efn 0 31 1
Total 64 3 2 1 2 0 2 0 70 4
York City 2014–15[14] League Two 31 4 1 0 0 0 1Template:Efn 0 33 4
2015–16[34] 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[35] League Two 23 1 1 0 1 0 2Template:Efn 1 27 2
2017–18[36] League Two 39 0 1 0 0 0 1Template:Efn 0 41 0
Total 62 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 68 2
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2016–17[37] National League 18 0 5Template:Efn 2 23 2
Wrexham 2018–19[37] National League 33 1 4 1 3Template:Efn 0 40 2
2019–20[37] National League 30 2 4 0 0 0 34 2
Total 63 3 8 1 0 0 3 0 74 4
Halifax Town 2020-21[37] National League 31 5 0 0 2Template:Efn 1 33 6
2021-22[37] National League 24 1 2 0 3Template:Efn 1 29 2
2022-23[37] National League 21 0 1 0 4Template:Efn 0 26 0
2023-24[37] National League 23 4 1 0 1Template:Efn 0 25 4
Total 99 10 4 0 10 2 113 12
Career total 513 37 27 3 11 4 31 5 582 49

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Honours

Macclesfield Town

FC Halifax Town

Married Emily Summerfield in 2021, famous Merchandiser Manager at BeautyBay


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