Luke Chadwick

Luke Harry Chadwick (born 18 November 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Luke Chadwick
Chadwick in 2011
Personal information
Full name Luke Harry Chadwick[1]
Date of birth (1980-11-18) 18 November 1980[1]
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Manchester United 25 (2)
2000 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 18 (5)
2000 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 8 (2)
2003 → Reading (loan) 9 (1)
2003 → Reading (loan) 6 (0)
2003–2004 → Burnley (loan) 36 (5)
2004–2006 West Ham United 32 (1)
2005–2006 → Stoke City (loan) 24 (1)
2006–2007 Stoke City 27 (4)
2006 → Norwich City (loan) 1 (1)
2007–2009 Norwich City 16 (1)
2008 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 7 (3)
2009–2014 Milton Keynes Dons 203 (14)
2014 → Cambridge United (loan) 8 (2)
2014–2015 Cambridge United 22 (1)
2015–2016 Soham Town Rangers 18 (0)
Total 460 (43)
National team
1998–1999 England U18 4 (0)
1999–2001 England U21 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Chadwick began his career at Manchester United where he made 25 Premier League appearances in four seasons. While at Old Trafford he spent time out on loan at Reading and Burnley before joining West Ham United on a permanent basis in the summer of 2004. He spent a season with the Hammers before joining Stoke City on loan in August 2005 before making the move permanent in January 2006. He remained at Stoke until November 2006 making 55 appearances before joining Norwich City. Injuries restricted his time at Carrow Road and he moved to Milton Keynes Dons in October 2008. In March 2014, Chadwick joined Cambridge United, the club he supported as a child. He was released at the end of the 2014–15 season.

Club career

Manchester United

Born in Cambridge,[1] Chadwick came up through the Manchester United youth system; the majority of his appearances for Manchester United at senior level were in League Cup matches or against lower profile teams in the Premier League. He scored two league goals for Manchester United, one against Bradford in January 2001[2] and the other against Leeds in March 2001.[3]

West Ham United

Chadwick joined West Ham United on a free transfer at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. In his season at West Ham he scored once in the league, against Leeds.[4]

Stoke City

Chadwick joined Stoke City on loan at the start of the 2005–06 season. He made his Stoke City debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 6 August 2005. Chadwick's impressive performances lead to a permanent deal in January 2006 with Stoke paying £100,000 for his services. Chadwick's subsequent performances earned him many fans at Stoke City. Chadwick's goal in the FA Cup Fourth Round against Walsall was voted goal of the round in 2006. The following season did not start off very well for Chadwick as in the opening match of the season against Southend United, Chadwick fainted and was taken to hospital. It was later revealed that he was only dehydrated.[5]

On 27 June 2006, Norwich City manager Nigel Worthington confirmed that he was interested in signing Chadwick from Stoke, but Stoke City rejected Norwich's approach for the player.

Norwich City

On 13 November 2006, Worthington's replacement, Peter Grant, signed Chadwick, initially on loan, with a view to a permanent deal in January 2007. The proposed fee was £220,000, with an additional £100,000 if Chadwick helps the Canaries gain promotion. Chadwick immediately made an impact at Carrow Road by scoring on his debut against arch rivals Ipswich Town. He was injured in the latter stages of that game, and the injury kept him out for most of the remainder of the season. On 3 January 2007 Chadwick signed a 2 and a half-year deal for Norwich City.

Chadwick made his long-awaited comeback from injury as a substitute in the 1–0 win over Birmingham on 13 March 2007, and also featured in another 1–0 victory over Stoke on 17 March 2007 as he attempted to regain match fitness. His injury problems, however, continued into the following season as he struggled for fitness.[6]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 4 October 2008, Chadwick made his Milton Keynes Dons debut in their 4–0 defeat of Millwall after joining the League One club on an initial three-month loan from Norwich City on 1 October 2008. On 18 October 2008, Chadwick scored his first goal for the club, equalising late on to secure a 2–2 draw against Crewe Alexandra. He then scored a brace for the Dons in the 2–1 away victory over Leyton Orient. Shortly after, he picked up an injury and returned from his loan early. On Wednesday 31 December 2008, Chadwick joined the Dons on a two and a half-year deal, starting 1 January 2009. At the end of the 2009–10 season Chadwick was voted the Milton Keynes Dons Player of the Season.[7] He won the award for the second year running at the end of the 2010–11 season. On 2 March 2013, Chadwick signed a two-year extension to his MK Dons deal.[8]

Cambridge United

On 18 March 2014 Chadwick joined his home town club Cambridge United on loan.[9] He made his debut the same day in a 2–1 home win against Welling United.[10][11] Chadwick signed permanently for Cambridge on 7 June 2014.[12] At the end of the 2014–15 season the club did not offer him a new deal when his contract expired.[13]

Soham Town Rangers and move into coaching

After leaving Cambridge United, Chadwick signed for Isthmian League Division One North side Soham Town Rangers in November 2015. He spent one season at Soham before returning to Cambridge as a full-time coach in the club's academy.[14]

International career

Chadwick made his debut for the England under-21s in the win against Luxembourg in September 1999.[15] He played the full 90 minutes as England won 5−0 in the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier at the Madejski Stadium.[15] England qualified for the finals in Slovakia and Chadwick made substitute appearances against Italy and Slovakia as they were eliminated at the group stages.[15][16][17] He featured four times during England's qualifying campaign for 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with his last appearance coming in the 5−0 win against Albania on 4 September 2001.[18] Overall, Chadwick made 13 appearances for the U21s but scored no goals.[15][18]

Personal life

In May 2020, Chadwick spoke about how his mental health had been affected by abuse about his appearance he had received as a young player. He highlighted how the media had made fun of his appearance, "spots on my face, teeth sticking out, that sort of thing", making particular mention of the abuse he had received on the BBC TV programme, They Think It's All Over.[19] He received an apology from the show's former host Nick Hancock.[20]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 1999–2000[21] Premier League 00—100010
2000–01[22] Premier League 16210203[lower-alpha 1]0222
2001–02[23] Premier League 80201000110
2002–03[24] Premier League 1000103[lower-alpha 1]050
Total 252305060392
Royal Antwerp (loan) 1999–2000[25] Belgian Second Division 18500——185
2000–01[26] Belgian Pro League 8200——82
Total 26700——267
Reading (loan) 2002–03[24] First Division 15100002[lower-alpha 2]0171
Burnley (loan) 2003–04[27] First Division 3652021—406
West Ham United 2004–05[28] Championship 321301000361
Stoke City 2005–06[29] Championship 3624100—403
2006–07[30] Championship 1530000—153
Total 5154100—556
Norwich City 2006–07[30] Championship 410000—41
2007–08[31] Championship 1310010—141
Total 1720010—182
Milton Keynes Dons 2008–09[32] League One 24600003[lower-alpha 3]0276
2009–10[33] League One 40230104[lower-alpha 4]0482
2010–11[34] League One 44020303[lower-alpha 3]1521
2011–12[35] League One 42230322[lower-alpha 5]1505
2012–13[36] League One 36630321[lower-alpha 4]0438
2013–14[37] League One 22111201[lower-alpha 4]0262
Total 2081712112414224624
Cambridge United 2013–14[37] Conference Premier 8200002[lower-alpha 6]0102
2014–15[38] League Two 22161101[lower-alpha 4]0302
Total 303611030404
Career total 4404330322525251753
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in First Division play-offs
  3. Two Appearances in League One play-offs and one in Football League Trophy
  4. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  5. One Appearance in League One play-offs and one in Football League Trophy
  6. Appearances in Conference Premier play-offs

Honours

Manchester United

Cambridge United

Individual

References
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  13. "U's retained list confirmed". Cambridge United. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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