Luke Foster

Luke Foster

Foster playing for Oxford United
Personal information
Full name Luke James Foster[1]
Date of birth 8 September 1985 (1985-09-08) (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Mexborough, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Rotherham United
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2004 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2005 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2004–2005 → Scarborough (loan) 7 (0)
2005 → Alfreton Town (loan) 18 (3)
2005–2007 Lincoln City 16 (1)
2006 → York City (loan) 5 (0)
2007 Stalybridge Celtic 4 (1)
2007–2010 Oxford United 101 (3)
2010 Mansfield Town 16 (0)
2010–2011 Stevenage 24 (1)
2011– Rotherham United 5 (0)
National team‡
2008 England C 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 10 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:02, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Luke James Foster (born 8 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Rotherham United as a defender.

Foster started his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday, signing a professional contract with the club at the age of 18. He joined Scarborough on work experience in September 2004, and was also loaned out to Conference North side Alfreton Town in February 2005 until the end of the 2004–05 season. On returning to his parent club, Foster was released, and joined Lincoln City in June 2005. After failing to cement a first-team place at Lincoln, he was loaned out to York City the following season on a two-month loan, making a handful of appearances for the club.

In January 2007, Foster was released by Lincoln, and he joined Stalybridge Celtic on a short-term contract, making six appearances for the club. He left Stalybridge a month later, in order to join Oxford United on an initial six-month deal. Foster went on to play over 100 times for Oxford in just under three years at the club, winning two end of season awards in the process. However, he joined Mansfield Town in January 2010 for an undisclosed fee after he was told that his contract would not be extended at Oxford. He was made club captain at Mansfield and played regularly until the end of the 2009–10 season. Despite this, he left the club at the end of the season and joined Stevenage on a two-year contract in May 2010, helping the club earn promotion to League One in their first ever season in the Football League. After just one season at Stevenage, Foster joined Rotherham United in June 2011.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, Foster began his career as a trainee with the Sheffield Wednesday youth system.[3] He joined Scarborough on work experience in September 2004.[4] Foster made his debut for Scarborough in a 1–0 defeat to Hereford United, coming on as a 76th minute substitute.[5] He started the following match in the club's 2–1 loss at Carlisle United,[6] and went on to make a total of eight appearances during his two month loan spell.[7] Foster returned to his parent club, but failed to make any first-team appearances, and was subsequently loaned out to Conference North outfit Alfreton Town in February 2005 until the end of the season.[8] He made his Alfreton debut in the club's 1–0 victory against Lancaster City at Giant Axe, playing the whole game in the centre of defence.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 loss against Southport,[10] and scored again a week later in Alfreton's 2–1 defeat against Kettering Town.[11] His third goal for Alfreton came in the following game, scoring the first goal in the club's 3–0 win at Barrow.[12] He played his last game for the club in the final game of the 2004–05 season, in a 3–1 loss at Stafford Rangers.[13] Foster played a total of 18 games for the club, scoring three goals.[14]

On his return to Sheffield Wednesday in May 2005, Foster was released and later joined League Two side Lincoln City on a one-year contract ahead of the 2005–06 season.[15] Foster made his debut for Lincoln in the club's first game of the season, a 2–1 defeat to Notts County.[16] However, he failed to hold down a first-team place and had to wait a month to make another appearance for the club – coming on as a 73rd minute substitute in Lincoln's 2–0 win against Stockport County.[17] However, he was unable to string a series of appearances together throughout the campaign, and made a total of 17 appearances, scoring once in a 5–0 win against Grimsby Town towards the latter stages of the season.[18] Despite a lack of first-team appearances, Foster signed an extended one-year contract at the end of the season.[19] However, Foster did not feature again for Lincoln during the 2006–07 campaign and after training with York City, he joined the Conference National team on a one-month emergency loan on 5 October 2006 due to injuries to defenders,[20][21] making his debut for the club the following day in a 1–0 win against Aldershot Town.[22] This loan deal was extended for a second month in November,[23] but after Foster suffered an ankle injury during the last week of the loan, he returned to his parent club in December.[24] He made his last appearance for York in the club's 1–0 loss to League One side Bristol City in the FA Cup first round.[25] In total, he made seven appearances for York during a two-month loan spell with the club.[26]

Foster returned to Lincoln in December, and a month later was told by the club that he was free to find another club after being deemed surplus to requirements at Sincil Bank.[27] Shortly after, in January 2007, he mutually agreed to cancel his contract with Lincoln, enabling him to join Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic.[28] He made his debut for Stalybridge in the FA Trophy, starting in a 1–1 draw against Kettering Town, scoring an own goal just before half-time.[29] He scored his first goal for the club against one of his former employers, Alfreton, netting the winner in a 2–1 victory.[30] He made a total of six appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring once.[31]

Oxford United

After just a month at Stalybridge, Foster returned to the highest tier in non-League football, joining Oxford United in February 2007.[32] He made his Oxford debut two weeks after signing for the club, starting in a 1–0 home defeat to Kidderminster Harriers.[33] He played a total of nine games during the club's 2006–07 campaign, scoring once in a 2–0 win over St Albans City at Clarence Park.[34] At the end of the season, he signed a new one-year deal with Oxford keeping him contracted to the club throughout the 2007–08 season.[35] Foster featured off the bench in the club's first two fixtures of the season, but only made one further appearance during September 2007[36] – with Oxford manager Jim Smith stating that Foster needed to "improve the way he leads his life" in order to "stand a chance" of getting back into the Oxford first-team.[37] After this, Foster witnessed an upturn in form, featuring regularly until the end of the season, although he was given a one match suspension following his sending off against Northwich Victoria in March 2008.[38] At the end of the 2007–08 season, during which he made 37 appearances,[39] he won Oxford's Supporters Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards.[40] As a result of his impressive form, he signed a new two-year contract with the club in July 2008.[41]

During the 2008–09 season, Foster continued to feature regularly for Oxford, starting in both of the club's two defeats at the start of the season – a 3–0 defeat to newly-promoted Barrow, followed by a 1–0 loss to Weymouth at the Kassam Stadium. He assisted one of the goals in the following game, a 6–3 win against Eastbourne Borough. However, in Oxford's next game against Wrexham, Foster was sent off after just 11 minutes for "denying Wrexham's Shaun Whalley a clear goalscoring opportunity".[42] As a result, he missed the next two games, returning to first-team action against Ebbsfleet United in late August 2008, but was again sent off in the first-half for violent conduct.[43] Foster did not feature again in the first-team for another month, playing in a 3–1 win against Cambridge United.[44] He consequently regained his place in Oxford's defence, and played regularly until the end of the season. He scored his only goal of the season in a 2–1 victory over Lewes in February 2009.[45] Foster made a total of 41 appearances for the club during the season, scoring one goal as Oxford narrowly missed out on a place in the Conference National play-offs.[46][47] The following campaign, Foster was again a regular under manager Chris Wilder, starting in all of Oxford's games up until October 2009 as Oxford started the season well.[48] He scored in Oxford's 1–1 draw against Barrow during the same month.[49] A month later, Foster was sent off in a 1–1 draw against Barrow in the FA Cup, resulting in Barrow being awarded a penalty and subsequently scoring.[50] After Oxford's 3–1 loss to Barrow in the replay ten days later, Foster did not feature again until the end of December,[51] starting in a 1–1 draw against Salisbury City.[52] However, this turned out to be Foster's last game for Oxford, as manager Chris Wilder revealed that Oxford would not be extending Foster's contract in the summer, stating "we were not going to extend Luke's contract after the summer. He wanted that option to pursue offers from other clubs and he has done that".[53]

Mansfield Town

He subsequently entered talks with Cambridge United in January 2010, although nothing materialised.[53][54] Mansfield Town also enquired about signing Foster, although they initially decided against making a bid, citing Foster's "high wages as the main stumbling block".[55] However, a week later, Mansfield signed Foster on a one-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee and he was instantly appointed the club captain.[56][57] He made his debut in Mansfield's 4–0 victory over Chester City,[58] but was sent off in a 1–0 defeat to York in March,[59] which resulted in him receiving a two-match suspension.[60] He made a total of 16 appearances for Mansfield during the second half of the 2009–10 season.[61] At the end of the season, Foster made a comment on his Facebook page, calling the club a "shambles", but later apologised to both the club and its fans.[62] He was released in May 2010, with Mansfield boss David Holdsworth saying "it's a practical decision for both the club and Luke".[63]

Stevenage

Foster joined newly-promoted League Two side Stevenage on a two-year contract on 31 May 2010.[64] He was assigned the number 6 shirt ahead of the 2010–11 season.[65] Foster made his Stevenage debut in the club's first ever Football League fixture, a 2–2 draw against Macclesfield Town, playing the whole game in the centre of defence.[66] After the Macclesfield game, Foster did not appear in the first-team until late September 2010, coming on as a late substitute in Stevenage's 1–0 away win at Lincoln City.[67] He then appeared as a 52nd minute substitute in the club's victory over Burton Albion, but was sent-off for a foul on Shaun Harrad just outside the area.[68][69] Foster scored his first goal for Stevenage in January 2011, scoring the first goal of the game in Stevenage's 4–2 home win over Barnet.[70] Foster was initially credited with scoring Stevenage's second goal in a 2–2 draw against Aldershot Town on 16 April 2011, rifling a shot through a body of players to earn Stevenage a point.[71] However, a week later, the goal was officially given to Stevenage striker Byron Harrison, who had diverted Foster's shot into the net.[72][73] Foster received his second red card of the 2010–11 season in a game against Northampton Town, receiving the red card for a foul on Nana Ofori-Twumasi, a game that Stevenage went on to lose 2–0.[74] Stevenage appealed against the sending off, but the appeal was subsequently rejected.[75] This ultimately meant that Foster had played his last game of the 2010–11 season, serving a four-match suspension that ruled him out of Stevenage's end of season 3–3 draw with Bury, as well as the club's subsequent play-off campaign.[75][76] Foster played a total of 24 times for Stevenage in his only season with the club, scoring once.[77]

Rotherham United

Foster signed for League Two side Rotherham United on 20 June 2011.[78] He signed a one-year contract with the club, with an option of a second year.[78][79] Foster made his debut for the club in a 3–0 home victory against Gillingham on 27 August 2011, coming on as an 84th minute substitute with Rotherham already holding a three-goal advantage.[80] After making no further first-team appearances the following month, Foster was made available for loan by manager Andy Scott.[81][82] Scott stated Foster lacked both desire and fitness since signing for the club[82] — "If you want to be match fit, you get yourself match fit. You can work in training, you can stay behind, you have days off, you can get yourself fit. Luke has not been in the side and that tells you everything you need to know".[82] However, no loan move materialised, and Foster made his second appearance for Rotherham in a 3–3 away draw at Morecambe on 25 October 2011.[83] He impressed as a 27th minute substitute in the club's following match four days later, a 1–1 draw against Northampton Town,[84] and subsequently made his first start in a 2–0 home victory over Aldershot Town on 5 November[85] — Rotherham's first win in ten games.[85] In December 2011, Rotherham manager Andy Scott revealed that Foster would miss the rest of the 2011–12 season as a result of a cruciate ligament damage sustained in a match against Hereford United on 10 December.[86][87] Scott stated — "It's really bad news about Luke. He got injured last week against Hereford and then came back on. But his knee swelled up on the Sunday and he had a scan and we got the news that he's done his cruciate ligament. He'll be out for the rest of the season which is a blow for him and us".[86][88]

International career

Foster was named on standby for the England C team in November 2007 for a game against Finland C,[89] but did not receive a call-up.[90] He was called up again to represent England C in a game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo in September 2009.[91][92] Foster played the whole match as England C lost 6–2 to Bosnia, assisting Luke Moore's goal.[93]

Personal life

Foster grew up in South Yorkshire.[94] He has described himself as a "family man",[94] but admits to making bad lifestyle choices in his "younger years".[94] He has one son, whom his partner gave birth to in January 2010.[94]

Honours

Stevenage

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield Wednesday
2004–05[95]
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scarborough (loan)
2004–05[7]
 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Alfreton Town (loan)
2004–05[96]
 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Total 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Lincoln City
2005–06[97]
 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1
2006–07[98]
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1
York City (loan)
2006–07[26]
 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Stalybridge Celtic
2006–07[99]
 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1
Oxford United
2006–07[100]
 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2007–08[39]
 32 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 37 0
2008–09[46]
 39 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 1
2009–10[101]
 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 1
Total 101 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 112 3
Mansfield Town
2009–10[61]
 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Total 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Stevenage
2010–11[77]
 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Total 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Rotherham United
2011–12
 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career totals 194 9 11 0 0 0 7 0 212 9

Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference North, Football League, and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.

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