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
21 Feb 2015 Ipswich Town v Reading L 0-1 League Championship
01 Mar 2015 Norwich City v Ipswich Town L 2-0 League Championship
04 Mar 2015 Leeds United v Ipswich Town L 2-1 League Championship
14 Mar 2015 Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town L 4-1 League Championship
17 Mar 2015 Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers W 1-0 League Championship
21 Mar 2015 Watford v Ipswich Town W 0-1 League Championship
03 Apr 2015 Ipswich Town v AFC Bournemouth D 1-1 League Championship
06 Apr 2015 Huddersfield Town v Ipswich Town L 2-1 League Championship
11 Apr 2015 Ipswich Town v Blackpool W 3-2 League Championship
25 Apr 2015 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Championship
09 May 2015 Ipswich Town v Norwich City D 1-1 League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
19 Dec 2015 Ipswich Town v Derby County L 0-1 League Championship
26 Dec 2015 Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers W 2-1 League Championship
29 Dec 2015 Brighton and Hove Albion v Ipswich Town W 0-1 League Championship
02 Jan 2016 Burnley v Ipswich Town D 0-0 League Championship
09 Jan 2016 Ipswich Town v Portsmouth D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 2016 Ipswich Town v Preston North End D 1-1 League Championship
19 Jan 2016 Portsmouth v Ipswich Town L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
23 Jan 2016 Birmingham City v Ipswich Town L 3-0 League Championship
02 Feb 2016 Ipswich Town v Reading W 2-1 League Championship
06 Feb 2016 Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town L 1-0 League Championship
13 Feb 2016 Bristol City v Ipswich Town L 2-1 League Championship
23 Feb 2016 Ipswich Town v Hull City L 0-1 League Championship
05 Mar 2016 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest W 1-0 League Championship
08 Mar 2016 Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town D 2-2 League Championship
12 Mar 2016 Cardiff City v Ipswich Town L 1-0 League Championship
15 Mar 2016 Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 League Championship
02 Apr 2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town D 0-0 League Championship
05 Apr 2016 Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic D 0-0 League Championship
09 Apr 2016 Ipswich Town v Brentford L 1-3 League Championship
30 Apr 2016 Ipswich Town v Milton Keynes Dons W 3-2 League Championship
16 Aug 2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town D 0-0 League Championship
21 Aug 2016 Ipswich Town v Norwich City D 1-1 League Championship
27 Aug 2016 Ipswich Town v Preston North End W 1-0 League Championship
09 Sep 2016 Reading v Ipswich Town L 2-1 League Championship
13 Sep 2016 Derby County v Ipswich Town W 0-1 League Championship
17 Sep 2016 Ipswich Town v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Championship
01 Oct 2016 Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town L 0-1 League Championship
29 Oct 2016 Ipswich Town v Rotherham United D 2-2 League Championship
05 Nov 2016 Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town W 1-2 League Championship
19 Nov 2016 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 League Championship
26 Nov 2016 Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers W 3-0 League Championship
03 Dec 2016 Bristol City v Ipswich Town L 2-0 League Championship
10 Dec 2016 Ipswich Town v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
13 Dec 2016 Birmingham City v Ipswich Town L 2-1 League Championship
30 Dec 2016 Ipswich Town v Bristol City W 2-1 League Championship


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