Luke Waterfall
![]() Waterfall warming up for York City in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luke Mathew Waterfall[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 30 July 1990||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back[4] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Grimsby Town | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Barnsley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | (0) |
2008 | → Altrincham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Ilkeston Town | 35 | (2) |
2010–2013 | Gainsborough Trinity | 104 | (8) |
2013–2015 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | (1) |
2014 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015 | Wrexham | 9 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Lincoln City | 111 | (15) |
2018–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | (5) |
2019– | Grimsby Town | 73 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:19, 6 October 2021 (UTC) |
Luke Mathew Waterfall (born 30 July 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for National League club Grimsby Town. He has played in the English Football League for Scunthorpe United, Mansfield Town, Lincoln City and Shrewsbury Town.
Career[]
Early career[]
Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,[5] Waterfall started his career with Barnsley and was a regular for their youth and reserve teams in the 2007–08 season.[6] After being released, he signed for League One club Tranmere Rovers on 18 July 2008 after a successful trial.[7] He made his debut on 12 August after coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Grimsby Town in the League Cup.[8] He made his first start on 2 September in a 1–0 victory over Accrington Stanley in the Football League Trophy.[8]
He joined Conference Premier club Altrincham on 14 October 2008 on loan,[9] and made one appearance in the league as a substitute and three cup starts.[10][11] He was released by Tranmere at the end of 2008–09.[12]
He had unsuccessful trials with Conference Premier clubs Oxford United and York City[13][14] before signing for Conference North club Ilkeston Town in August 2009 after a successful trial.[15][16] He finished 2009–10 with 43 appearances and two goals.[17] He signed for Ilkeston's divisional rivals Gainsborough Trinity in May 2010.[18]
2013–present[]
Waterfall signed for newly relegated League Two club Scunthorpe United on 4 June 2013 on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[19]
Waterfall signed for Conference Premier club Wrexham on 15 January 2015 on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[20] He spent only half a season with Wrexham before signing for their National League rivals Lincoln City on 2 June on a two-year contract.[21] He was appointed club captain.[22] Waterfall made 55 appearances and scored seven goals in 2016–17[23] as Lincoln were promoted to League Two as National League champions.[24]
Waterfall signed for League One club Shrewsbury Town on 7 August 2018 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25] His contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent on 15 August 2019.[26] The same day, Waterfall signed for League Two club Grimsby Town on a two-year contract.[27]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 5 October 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tranmere Rovers | 2008–09[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Altrincham (loan) | 2008–09[11] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Ilkeston Town | 2009–10[17] | Conference North | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
Gainsborough Trinity | 2010–11[28] | Conference North | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
2011–12[29] | Conference North | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
2012–13[23][30] | Conference North | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 1 | 51 | 5 | ||
Total | 104 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | 120 | 9 | |||
Scunthorpe United | 2013–14[31] | League Two | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
2014–15[32] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2014–15[23] | Conference Premier | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Mansfield Town (loan) | 2014–15[32] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Wrexham | 2014–15[23] | Conference Premier | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5[c] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Lincoln City | 2015–16[23] | National League | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
2016–17[23] | National League | 44 | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 55 | 7 | ||
2017–18[33] | League Two | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[e] | 1 | 41 | 3 | |
2018–19[34] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 111 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 137 | 16 | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2018–19[34] | League One | 44 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 53 | 6 |
2019–20[35] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 44 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 6 | ||
Grimsby Town | 2019–20[35] | League Two | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 33 | 3 |
2020–21[36] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
2021–22[23] | National League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
Total | 73 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 7 | ||
Career total | 408 | 40 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 486 | 44 |
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Conference League Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three in Conference North play-offs
- ^ Eight appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours[]
Lincoln City
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 82. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Luke Waterfall: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Luke Waterfall". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Luke Waterfall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ "Waterfall drops into Rovers". Sky Sports. 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Tranmere sign defender Waterfall". BBC Sport. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Altrincham sign Waterfall on loan". BBC Sport. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ "Altrincham FC".
- ^ a b Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
- ^ "Four players released by Tranmere". BBC Sport. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ Farrant, Nick (14 July 2009). "Oxford United new boys out to impress". Witney Gazette. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Carroll, Steve (24 July 2009). "York City manager Martin Foyle jettisons trialists Luke Waterfall and Andy Taylor". The Press. York. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Luke Waterfall". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Wilson wheels and deals as squad keeps growing". Ilkeston Advertiser. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
- ^ "Gainsborough Trinity trio sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United: Michael Collins signs one-year extension". BBC Sport. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Wrexham sign Scunthorpe centre-back Luke Waterfall". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Luke Waterfall: Lincoln City sign Wrexham defender". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Edwards, Joe (13 August 2018). "Wounded Shrewsbury Town will hit back, says Luke Waterfall". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "L. Waterfall: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "National League: 2016/17: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Luke Waterfall: Shrewsbury Town sign Lincoln City skipper for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Cox, Lewis (15 August 2019). "Luke Waterfall leaves Shrewsbury Town by mutual consent". Shropshire Star. Telford. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Luke Waterfall: Grimsby Town sign centre-back following Shrewsbury Town release". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 204–205. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
- ^ Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 206–207. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
- ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Wheelock, Paul (22 September 2012). "Gainsborough Trinity 1 Chester FC 1: Replay needed as Nathan Jarman earns Blues draw on FA Cup debut". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: Wheelock, Paul (2 October 2012). "Chester FC 2 Gainsborough Trinity 1: Super-sub Levi Mackin sends Blues through in FA Cup". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Marshall, David (10 November 2012). "Full time: Gainsborough Trinity 1 Hinkley United 1". Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: "Home comfort for Blues after 4–1 Trophy win". Gainsborough Standard. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018. - ^ "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 640–641. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
- ^ Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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- Barnsley F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
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