Luke Daley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Aaron Daley | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Braintree Town | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Norwich City | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Stevenage (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | (1) |
| 2012 | Lincoln City | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Braintree Town | 30 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:18, 21 April 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luke Aaron Daley (born 10 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Braintree Town. He has previously played for Norwich City, Stevenage, Plymouth Argyle and Lincoln City
Career
Norwich City
Luke was signed to Norwich as a 13-year old after being spotted playing football for local team, Mulbarton Wanderers. After scoring four goals in six reserve team games, Daley was named as a substitute versus Stoke City in March 2008, as an 18-year old "second-year Academy scholar". Aged 18, he was given a squad number of 39.[1]
In November 2008, Daley came to further attention, when scoring a hat trick in a 4–2 Reserves win against an Arsenal Reserves team that "featured seven players from the squad that beat Wigan Athletic in the League Cup" a week earlier.[2]
Daley made his professional debut for Norwich in a 1–1 draw against Burnley at Carrow Road on 21 February 2009 as a 78th minute substitute for Jamie Cureton.[3] He made two further substitute appearances towards the latter stages of the 2008–09 season,[4][5] as Norwich were relegated to League One.[6] The following season, Daley made his first starting appearance for Norwich, playing the whole game in the club's 4–1 home defeat to Sunderland in the League Cup.[7] He made a total of ten appearances for Norwich in all competitions during the 2009–10 season, as the club were promoted back to the Championship.[8][9]
In January 2011, Daley joined League Two side Stevenage on a one-month loan deal.[10] Stevenage manager Graham Westley had previously tried to bring in Daley ahead of the 2010–11 season, but a thigh injury which had kept Daley out for a large part of the season meant any hopes of signing the player were scuppered.[11] Daley made his debut for Stevenage on 22 January 2011, coming on as a 64th minute substitute in Stevenage's 2–0 victory against Morecambe.[12] It was to be Daley's only appearance during the first three weeks of his loan spell, appearing as an unused substitute in games against Accrington Stanley and Gillingham.[13][14] He scored twice for Stevenage's reserve side in a 2–2 draw against Colchester United's second string on 9 February 2011.[15] Daley made two appearances during his one month loan spell at Stevenage, before returning to his parent club on 22 February.[16]
Plymouth Argyle
Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Daley went on trial with League Two side Plymouth Argyle.[17] He signed for Plymouth Argyle on a permanent basis on 19 July 2011.[18] On 6 August 2011, Daley made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Shrewsbury Town.[19] On 30 August 2011, Daley scored his first goal in senior football with a long-range effort against Exeter City in the Football League Trophy.[20] On 18 February 2012, Daley scored his first league goal in a 4–0 win over Accrington Stanley.[21] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Daley was released after not being offered a new contract.[22]
Lincoln City
Daley joined Grimsby Town on trial on 3 August 2012 and appeared in the club's final pre-season friendly against Stalybridge Celtic.[23] He joined Lincoln City on a non-contract basis on 10 August,[24][25] and made his debut the next day in a 1–0 win against Kidderminster Harriers.[26]
Career statistics
- As of 5 May 2012.
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Stevenage (loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | |
| Career totals | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
References
- ↑ "Luke Daley profile". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ↑ "Daley's hat-trick does the damage". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ↑ "Norwich 1–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. 21 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ↑ "Norwich 1–2 Coventry". Soccerbase. 28 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Norwich 0–2 Reading". Soccerbase. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Norwich drop down to League One". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Norwich 1–4 Sunderland". Soccerbase. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Games played by Luke Daley in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Charlton 0–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Luke Daley loaned to Stevenage from Norwich City". BBC Sport. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Westley excited about Daley acquisition". The Comet. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ↑ "Stevenage 2–0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ "Stevenage 2–2 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ "Stevenage 2–2 Accrington". BBC Sport. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ↑ "Colchester Reserves 2–2 Stevenage Reserves". Stevenage F.C. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Stevenage 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ "Plymouth Argyle sign Robbie Williams and Durrell Berry". BBC Sport. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ "Plymouth Argyle to sign Ladji Soukouna and Luke Daley". BBC Sport. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ "Match Report: Shrewsbury Town 1 – 1 Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle Homepage. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Match Report: Exeter City 1 – 1 Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle Homepage. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Match Report: Accrington Stanley 0 – 4 Plymouth Argyle". Plymouth Argyle Homepage. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Retained List". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic 2 Grimsby Town 1". Grimsby Town F.C. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lincoln City sign ex-Plymouth Argyle winger Luke Daley". BBC Sport. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ "Winger Daley Joins on Non-Contract Forms". Lincoln City F.C. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lincoln City 1–0 Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ↑ "Norwich 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ "Norwich 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ "Norwich 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ "Plymouth 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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