Luke Varney

Date of birth28 September 1982
Place of birthLeicester
NationalityEnglish
Weight73 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionForward

Luke Varney joined Crewe Alexandra in March 2003 from Quorn of the Midland Alliance on a three year contract for a fee rising to a maximum of £50,000 depending on appearances.

His Alex contract was extended to June 2009 in September 2006.

After a loan spell, Luke joined Derby County in January 2009 with a contract to June 2012.

He joined Portsmouth in July 2011 with a three-year contract.

Luke joined Leeds United in July 2012 with a two-year contract.

After a loan spell, he joined Blackburn Rovers in July 2014 with a one-year contract.

Luke joined Ipswich Town in December 2015 with a contract to June 2016 that was extended to January 2017 in August 2016.

Luke joined Burton Albion in January 2017 with a contract to June 2018.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Quorn 01 Jul 2000 27 Mar 2003
Crewe Alexandra 27 Mar 2003 21 May 2007
Charlton Athletic 21 May 2007 01 Jan 2009
Derby County 27 Nov 2008 31 Dec 2008 L
Derby County 01 Jan 2009 06 Jul 2011
Sheffield Wednesday 20 Mar 2009 31 May 2009 L
Sheffield Wednesday 21 Aug 2009 02 Jan 2010 L
Sheffield Wednesday 21 Jan 2010 31 May 2010 L
Blackpool 27 Aug 2010 31 May 2011 L
Portsmouth 06 Jul 2011 25 Jul 2012
Leeds United 25 Jul 2012 30 Jun 2014
Blackburn Rovers 08 Feb 2014 12 May 2014 L
Blackburn Rovers 01 Jul 2014 30 Jun 2015
Ipswich Town 20 Feb 2015 31 May 2015 L
Ipswich Town 18 Dec 2015 04 Jan 2017
Burton Albion 04 Jan 2017 30 Jun 2018

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2003-04 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 1
2003-04 Crewe Alexandra League Cup
1
2003-04 Crewe Alexandra League Division 1 5
3
1
2004-05 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup 1
2004-05 Crewe Alexandra League Championship 17
9
4
2
2005-06 Crewe Alexandra FA Cup
1
2005-06 Crewe Alexandra League Championship 15
12
5
1
2005-06 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 1
2006-07 Crewe Alexandra Johnstones Paint Trophy 5
7
2006-07 Crewe Alexandra League Cup 3
1
2006-07 Crewe Alexandra League One 31
3
17
2
2007-08 Charlton Athletic FA Cup 2
2007-08 Charlton Athletic League Championship 23
16
8
4
2007-08 Charlton Athletic League Cup
1
2008-09 Charlton Athletic League Championship 16
2
2
2
2008-09 Charlton Athletic League Cup 1
2008-09 Derby County FA Cup 1
1
2008-09 Derby County League Championship 9
1
1
1
2008-09 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 3
1
2
2
2009-10 Derby County League Championship
1
2009-10 Derby County League Cup
1
2009-10 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 32
7
9
7
2010-11 Blackpool Premier League 24
6
5
2010-11 Derby County League Championship 1
2011-12 Portsmouth League Championship 28
2
6
6
1
2011-12 Portsmouth League Cup 1
2012-13 Leeds United FA Cup 3
1
2012-13 Leeds United League Championship 26
8
4
9
1
2012-13 Leeds United League Cup 2
1
2013-14 Blackburn Rovers League Championship 3
9
2
2013-14 Leeds United League Championship 11
2
2
2014-15 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup
2
2014-15 Blackburn Rovers League Championship
11
2
2014-15 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 1
1
2014-15 Ipswich Town League Championship 5
5
1
2014-15 Ipswich Town League Championship Play-Offs 1
2015-16 Ipswich Town FA Cup 2
2015-16 Ipswich Town League Championship 2
16
1
1
2016-17 Burton Albion FA Cup 1
2016-17 Burton Albion League Championship 4
11
1
1
2016-17 Ipswich Town League Championship 4
11
3
1
2017-18 Burton Albion League Championship 1
17
1
2017-18 Burton Albion League Cup 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Aug 2010 Blackpool v Fulham D 2-2 Premier League
11 Sep 2010 Newcastle United v Blackpool W 0-2 Premier League
19 Sep 2010 Chelsea v Blackpool L 4-0 Premier League
25 Sep 2010 Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers L 1-2 Premier League
03 Oct 2010 Liverpool v Blackpool W 1-2 Premier League
17 Oct 2010 Blackpool v Manchester City L 2-3 Premier League
23 Oct 2010 Birmingham City v Blackpool L 2-0 Premier League
01 Nov 2010 Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 Premier League
06 Nov 2010 Blackpool v Everton D 2-2 Premier League
13 Nov 2010 West Ham United v Blackpool D 0-0 Premier League
20 Nov 2010 Blackpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 Premier League
27 Nov 2010 Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool D 2-2 Premier League
11 Dec 2010 Stoke City v Blackpool W 0-1 Premier League
28 Dec 2010 Sunderland v Blackpool W 0-2 Premier League
01 Jan 2011 Manchester City v Blackpool L 1-0 Premier League
04 Jan 2011 Blackpool v Birmingham City L 1-2 Premier League
12 Jan 2011 Blackpool v Liverpool W 2-1 Premier League
15 Jan 2011 West Bromwich Albion v Blackpool L 3-2 Premier League
22 Jan 2011 Blackpool v Sunderland L 1-2 Premier League
25 Jan 2011 Blackpool v Manchester United L 2-3 Premier League
02 Feb 2011 Blackpool v West Ham United L 1-3 Premier League
12 Feb 2011 Blackpool v Aston Villa D 1-1 Premier League
26 Feb 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool L 4-0 Premier League
19 Mar 2011 Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool D 2-2 Premier League
03 Apr 2011 Fulham v Blackpool L 3-0 Premier League
10 Apr 2011 Blackpool v Arsenal L 1-3 Premier League
16 Apr 2011 Blackpool v Wigan Athletic L 1-3 Premier League
23 Apr 2011 Blackpool v Newcastle United D 1-1 Premier League
30 Apr 2011 Blackpool v Stoke City D 0-0 Premier League
22 May 2011 Manchester United v Blackpool L 4-2 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.