Luke Summerfield

Luke John Summerfield (born 6 December 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League club Wrexham. He has played in the English Football League for Plymouth Argyle, AFC Bournemouth, Leyton Orient, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town, York City and Grimsby Town.

Luke Summerfield
Summerfield playing for York City in 2015
Personal information
Full name Luke John Summerfield[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-06) 6 December 1987[2]
Place of birth Ivybridge, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Central midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 7
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– Wrexham 63 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:38, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

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. Summerfield made his debut for Argyle, as a substitute, on 8 May 2005, against Leicester City. 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." On 20 March 2007, Summerfield signed a loan deal with League One club AFC Bournemouth until the end of the season. 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.

Cheltenham Town
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.

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. He was released at the end of his contract in May 2014.[15]

York City

Summerfield signed for League Two club York City on 30 June 2014 on a two-year contract.[16] 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.[17] He left York after rejecting a new contract in May 2016.[18]

Grimsby Town

Summerfield signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club Grimsby Town on 28 June 2016 on a free transfer.[19] He scored his first goal for Grimsby in a 5–2 win against Stevenage on 27 August 2016.[20]

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.[21] He was offered a new contract by Grimsby at the end of the 2017–18 season,[22] but left the club in June 2018 when it was withdrawn.[23]

Wrexham

Summerfield signed for National League club Wrexham on 5 July 2018 on a one-year contract.[24] 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.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2004–05[7] Championship 100000—10
2005–06[26] Championship 000010—10
2006–07[27] Championship 2313000—261
2007–08[28] Championship 701021—101
2008–09[29] Championship 2921010—312
2009–10[30] Championship 1202011—151
2010–11[31] League One 7100000071
Total 794705200916
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2006–07[27] League One 81———81
Leyton Orient (loan) 2009–10[30] League One 140——1[lower-alpha 1]0150
Cheltenham Town 2011–12[32] League Two 41431116[lower-alpha 2]0516
Shrewsbury Town 2012–13[33] League One 36211101[lower-alpha 1]0393
2013–14[34] League One 28110101[lower-alpha 1]0311
Total 643212020704
York City 2014–15[17] League Two 31410001[lower-alpha 1]0334
2015–16[35] League Two 347002100368
Total 65111021106912
Grimsby Town 2016–17[36] League Two 23110102[lower-alpha 3]1272
2017–18[37] League Two 39010001[lower-alpha 3]0410
Total 621201031682
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2016–17[38] National League 180——5[lower-alpha 4]2232
Wrexham 2018–19[38] National League 33141—3[lower-alpha 5]0402
2019–20[38] National League 30240—00342
Total 63281—30744
Career total 4142723311421346937
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League Two play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in FA Trophy
  5. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs

References
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  9. "Profiles: Luke Summerfield". Plymouth Argyle F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009.
  10. "10 to watch in 2007". The Guardian. London. 5 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  11. "Chelsea look at Argyle teenagers". BBC Sport. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. "Orient swoop for Summerfield". Sky Sports. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. "Cheltenham Town complete deal for Luke Summerfield". BBC Sport. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  14. "Shrewsbury sign Luke Summerfield and Rob Purdie". BBC Sport. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  15. "The retained and released list". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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  19. "Mariners swoop for Luke Summerfield". Grimsby Telegraph. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016.
  20. "Grimsby 5–2 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  21. 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.
  22. "James McKeown: Grimsby Town offer new deal to goalkeeper and release 11". BBC Sport. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  23. "Summerfield departs". Grimsby Town F.C. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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  25. "Dover Athletic 0–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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