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
11 Aug 2012 Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town W 4-0 League Cup 1st round
18 Aug 2012 Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Championship
21 Aug 2012 Blackpool v Leeds United L 2-1 League Championship
25 Aug 2012 Peterborough United v Leeds United W 1-2 League Championship
01 Sep 2012 Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers D 3-3 League Championship
15 Sep 2012 Cardiff City v Leeds United L 2-1 League Championship
18 Sep 2012 Leeds United v Hull City L 2-3 League Championship
22 Sep 2012 Leeds United v Nottingham Forest W 2-1 League Championship
19 Oct 2012 Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United D 1-1 League Championship
23 Oct 2012 Leeds United v Charlton Athletic D 1-1 League Championship
30 Oct 2012 Leeds United v Southampton W 3-0 League Cup 4th round
02 Nov 2012 Brighton and Hove Albion v Leeds United D 2-2 League Championship
06 Nov 2012 Burnley v Leeds United L 1-0 League Championship
10 Nov 2012 Leeds United v Watford L 1-6 League Championship
18 Nov 2012 Millwall v Leeds United L 1-0 League Championship
08 Dec 2012 Derby County v Leeds United L 3-1 League Championship
15 Dec 2012 Leeds United v Ipswich Town W 2-0 League Championship
29 Dec 2012 Hull City v Leeds United L 2-0 League Championship
15 Jan 2013 Birmingham City v Leeds United W 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round replay
27 Jan 2013 Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
02 Feb 2013 Leeds United v Cardiff City L 0-1 League Championship
09 Feb 2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United D 2-2 League Championship
12 Feb 2013 Middlesbrough v Leeds United L 1-0 League Championship
17 Feb 2013 Manchester City v Leeds United L 4-0 FA Cup 5th round
20 Feb 2013 Leeds United v Blackpool W 2-0 League Championship
23 Feb 2013 Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United D 0-0 League Championship
02 Mar 2013 Leeds United v Millwall W 1-0 League Championship
05 Mar 2013 Leicester City v Leeds United D 1-1 League Championship
09 Mar 2013 Crystal Palace v Leeds United D 2-2 League Championship
12 Mar 2013 Leeds United v Peterborough United D 1-1 League Championship
16 Mar 2013 Leeds United v Huddersfield Town L 1-2 League Championship
30 Mar 2013 Ipswich Town v Leeds United L 3-0 League Championship
01 Apr 2013 Leeds United v Derby County L 1-2 League Championship
06 Apr 2013 Charlton Athletic v Leeds United L 2-1 League Championship
13 Apr 2013 Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Championship
16 Apr 2013 Leeds United v Burnley W 1-0 League Championship
20 Apr 2013 Birmingham City v Leeds United L 1-0 League Championship
27 Apr 2013 Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion L 1-2 League Championship
04 May 2013 Watford v Leeds United W 1-2 League Championship
03 Aug 2013 Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-1 League Championship
11 Aug 2013 Leicester City v Leeds United D 0-0 League Championship
17 Aug 2013 Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday D 1-1 League Championship
24 Aug 2013 Ipswich Town v Leeds United W 1-2 League Championship
31 Aug 2013 Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers L 0-1 League Championship
14 Sep 2013 Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United W 0-1 League Championship
18 Sep 2013 Reading v Leeds United L 1-0 League Championship
21 Sep 2013 Leeds United v Burnley L 1-2 League Championship
28 Sep 2013 Millwall v Leeds United L 2-0 League Championship
30 Nov 2013 Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United L 1-0 League Championship
18 Jan 2014 Leeds United v Leicester City L 0-1 League Championship


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