Luke Waterfall

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Luke Waterfall
Personal information
Full nameLuke Matthew Waterfall[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990[1]
Place of birthSheffield, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubScunthorpe United
Number15
Youth career
000?–2008Barnsley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2009Tranmere Rovers0(0)
2008→ Altrincham (loan)1(0)
2009–2010Ilkeston Town35(2)
2010–2013Gainsborough Trinity134(6)
2013–Scunthorpe United4(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:25, 2 November 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Luke Matthew Waterfall (born 30 July 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Scunthorpe United as a defender.

He has previously played for Tranmere Rovers, Altricham, Ilkeston Town and Gainsborough Trinity.

Career

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,[1] Waterfall started his career with Barnsley and was a regular for their youth and reserve teams during the 2007–08 season.[3] After being released he signed for League One team Tranmere Rovers in July 2008.[4] He made his debut after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute, away to Grimsby Town, in a 2–0 defeat in the League Cup on 12 August.[5] He made his first start in a 1–0 victory over Accrington Stanley in the Football League Trophy on 2 September.[6]

He joined Conference National side Altrincham on loan on 14 October and made one substitute appearance in a 2–0 defeat to Weymouth.[7][8] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2008–09 season in May 2009.[9] He was handed a week's trial at Oxford United in July,[10] and after not being offered a contract he started a trial with York City.[11][12] He came on as a second half substitute for York in a pre-season friendly against Bradford City and he was not offered a contract by York.[13]

Waterfall signed for Conference North team Ilkeston Town on 1 August following a trial and he finished the 2009–10 season with 38 appearances and two goals.[14][15] He signed for Gainsborough Trinity in May 2010.[16]

Following three years with Trinity, Waterfall and Terry Hawkridge followed ex Blues chairman Peter Swann to Scunthorpe United.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0. 
  2. ↑ "Player Profiles". Tranmere Rovers F.C. Retrieved 2009-07-18. 
  3. ↑ "Waterfall drops into Rovers". Sky Sports. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2009-10-07. 
  4. ↑ "Tranmere sign defender Waterfall". BBC Sport. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  5. ↑ "Grimsby 2-0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 
  6. ↑ "Tranmere 1-0 Accrington". BBC Sport. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2009-10-07. 
  7. ↑ "Altrincham sign Waterfall on loan". BBC Sport. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  8. ↑ "Weymouth 2-0 Altrincham". BBC Sport. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  9. ↑ "Four players released by Tranmere". BBC Sport. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  10. ↑ "Waterfall given trial with Oxford". BBC Sport. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  11. ↑ Farrant, Nick (2009-07-14). "Oxford United new boys out to impress". Witney Gazette. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  12. ↑ Flett, Dave (2009-07-17). "York City boss Martin Foyle hands trial chance to former Tranmere Rovers centre-back Luke Waterfall". The Press. Retrieved 2009-07-17. 
  13. ↑ Carroll, Steve (2009-07-24). "York City manager Martin Foyle jettisons trialists Luke Waterfall and Andy Taylor". The Press. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
  14. ↑ "Season 2009/2010:". Sportbox.tv. Retrieved 2009-10-07. 
  15. ↑ Malcolm, Rod (2009-07-30). "Wilson wheels and deals as squad keeps growing". Ilkeston Advertiser. Retrieved 2009-10-07. 
  16. ↑ "Gainsborough Trinity trio sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-07-20. 

External links

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