Luke Nightingale

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Luke Nightingale
Personal information
Full name	Luke Nightingale
Date of birth	October 12, 1980 (1980-22-12) (age 27)
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Height	5 ft 11 in
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Havant and Waterlooville FC
Number	10
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2003 2002-2003 2003	Portsmouth F.C. → Swindon Town F.C. (loan) Southend United F.C. Weymouth F.C.	44 (4) 3 (0) 4 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Luke Nightingale is a footballer for Havant and Waterlooville. Having previously played for Portsmouth, Swindon,Weymouth and Southend he moved to Bognor in 2004. However on 28th March 2008, he was sold by Bognor to Havant and Waterlooville FC for an undisclosed fee. [1]

Luke Nightingale began his football career at the South Coast club Portsmouth F.C. at the age of 18. Having started the season in the youth team, he rapidly moved into the reserves and earned his place by repeatingly scoring goals. Nothing seemed to phase him as he consistently put the ball in the net. He proved to be a very versatile player, managing to adapt to a more central midfield role.

His first team debut came later that season as he was included in the squad to face West Bromwich Albion F.C. . Having replaced the injured John Aloisi during the first half, Luke scored twice to secure a 2-1 victory. [2]

He later left Portsmouth and had unsuccessful spells at Southend and Swindon. He then moved to Weymouth F.C. before signing for Bognor in the summer of 2004.

He was one of Bognor's key players, scoring 19 goals in the 2005-2006 season.

However, after 4 seasons of service with Bognor, he was sold to Conference South rivals Havant and Waterlooville in March 2008, making his debut on 29th March 2008 in the 1-0 defeat against St. Albans.