Luke Chadwick

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Luke Chadwick
Personal information
Full name	Luke Chadwick
Date of birth	November 18, 1980 (age 26)
Place of birth	Cambridge, England
Height	5 ft 11 in
Nickname	Chadders
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Norwich City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2004 1999-2000 2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	Manchester United → Royal Antwerp (loan) → Reading (loan) → Burnley (loan) West Ham United Stoke City Norwich City	25 (2) 0? (?) 15 (1) 36 (5) 32 (1) 51 (3) 03 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 19 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Luke Chadwick (born 18 November 1980 in Cambridge, England) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Norwich City. His favoured position is on the right side of midfield. However he can also operate on the left flank or behind the front two.

[edit] Club career

Chadwick came up through the Manchester United youth system; while he was thought to be a future star for United, he faced stiff competition for a place in the team from established midfield stars Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, and David Beckham. The majority of Chadwick's appearances for Manchester United at senior level were in League Cup matches or against lower profile teams in the Premier League.

He was loaned to Royal Antwerp, Reading, and Burnley before joining West Ham United on a permanent basis at the beginning of the 2004-05 season.

He joined Stoke City on loan at the start of the 2005-06 season, and the deal was made permanent in January 2006 with Stoke paying £100,000 for his services. Chadwick's subsequent performances have earned him many fans at Stoke City.

On 27 June 2006, Norwich City manager Nigel Worthington confirmed that he was interested in signing Chadwick from Stoke, but Stoke City rejected Norwich's approach for the player. However, on 13 November 2006, Worthington's replacement, Peter Grant, signed Chadwick, initially on loan, with a view to a permanent deal in January 2007. The proposed fee will be £220,000, with an additional £100,000 if Chadwick helps the Canaries gain promotion.

Chadwick immediately made himself a cult hero at Carrow Road by scoring on his debut against arch rivals Ipswich Town. He went on to get injured in the late stages of the game and, as of 12 January 2007, is still expected to remain sidelined for a further few weeks.

On 3 January 2007 Chadwick signed a 2 and a half year deal for Norwich City.

Chadwick made his long awaited comeback from injury as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Birmingham on 13 March 2007, and also featured in another 1-0 victory over Stoke on 17 March 2007 as he attempted to regain match fitness.

[edit] Trivia

Chadwick was perhaps best known for his appearance rather than his performances. He was frequently mocked on the BBC series They Think It's All Over and had the dubious honour of being voted 'Premiership's Ugliest Player' in the 2002-03 season. Rival fans have often described him as the Elephant Man in their songs.

[edit] External links

• Luke Chadwick career stats at Soccerbase

Norwich City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Marshall | 2 Louis-Jean | 3 Drury | 4 Shackell | 6 Huckerby | 7 Croft | 8 Thorne | 9 Dublin | 10 Earnshaw | 11 Chadwick | 12 Warner | 14 Brown | 15 Safri | 16 Fotheringham | 17 Hughes | 18 McVeigh | 19 Lappin | 20 Etuhu | 21 Gallacher | 24 Colin | 25 Rossi Jarvis | 26 Eagle | 27 Doherty | 28 Spillane | 29 Halliday | 31 Cave-Brown | 34 Arnold | 35 Martin | Manager: Grant