Luke Daley
English footballer (born 1989)
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Luke Aaron Daley (born 10 November 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He previously played for Norwich City, Stevenage, Plymouth Argyle, Lincoln City, Braintree Town, Dartford and Chelmsford City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Aaron Daley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mulbarton Wanderers | |||
| 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) |
| 2012–2014 | Braintree Town | 60 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Dartford | 31 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Chelmsford City | 67 | (5) |
| Total | 194 | (15) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Norwich City
Daley, who lived in Cley next the Sea,[2] was signed to Norwich 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] He made two further substitute appearances towards the latter stages of the 2008–09 season,[6][7] as Norwich were relegated to League One.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11]
In January 2011, Daley joined League Two side Stevenage on a one-month loan deal.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15][16] He scored twice for Stevenage's reserve side in a 2–2 draw against Colchester United's second string on 9 February 2011.[17] Daley made two appearances during his one-month loan spell at Stevenage, before returning to his parent club on 22 February.[18]
Plymouth Argyle
Ahead of the 2011–12 season, Daley went on trial with League Two side Plymouth Argyle.[19] He signed for Plymouth Argyle on a permanent basis on 19 July 2011.[20] On 6 August 2011, Daley made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Shrewsbury Town.[21] 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.[22] On 18 February 2012, Daley scored his first league goal in a 4–0 win over Accrington Stanley.[23] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Daley was released after not being offered a new contract.[24]
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.[25] He joined Lincoln City on a non-contract basis on 10 August,[26][27] and made his debut the next day in a 1–0 win against Kidderminster Harriers.[28]
Chelmsford City
In August 2015, Daley joined National League South side Chelmsford City after a successful trial.[29] In January 2018, Chelmsford manager Rod Stringer confirmed Daley had left the club and retired from football.[30]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 2008–09[31] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[32] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[18] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2010–11[18] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2011–12[33] | League Two | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Lincoln City | 2012–13[34] | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town | 2012–13[35] | Conference Premier | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2013–14[36] | Conference Premier | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 63 | 8 | |||
| Dartford | 2014–15[37] | Conference Premier | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Chelmsford City | 2015–16[38] | National League South | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 2016–17[38] | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 2 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18[39] | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 67 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 90 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 233 | 18 | ||
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Four appearances in the FA Trophy and one in the Kent Senior Cup
- Three appearances in the Essex Senior Cup and three in the FA Trophy
- Four appearances and two goals in the Essex Senior Cup, three appearances in the FA Trophy and three in the National League South play-offs
- Two appearances in the Essex Senior Cup
