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
29 Nov 2008 Burnley v Derby County L 3-0 League Championship
06 Dec 2008 Derby County v Crystal Palace L 1-2 League Championship
09 Dec 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County L 3-0 League Championship
15 Dec 2008 Charlton Athletic v Derby County D 2-2 League Championship
20 Dec 2008 Derby County v Watford W 1-0 League Championship
28 Dec 2008 Derby County v Ipswich Town L 0-1 League Championship
03 Jan 2009 Forest Green Rovers v Derby County W 3-4 FA Cup 3rd round
17 Jan 2009 Derby County v Queens Park Rangers L 0-2 League Championship
23 Jan 2009 Derby County v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 FA Cup 4th round
21 Apr 2009 Derby County v Reading L 0-2 League Championship
25 Apr 2009 Derby County v Charlton Athletic W 1-0 League Championship
03 May 2009 Watford v Derby County L 3-1 League Championship
11 Aug 2009 Rotherham United v Derby County L 2-1 League Cup 1st round
18 Aug 2009 Blackpool v Derby County D 0-0 League Championship
14 Aug 2010 Derby County v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Championship


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