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Chris Lucketti 
Personal information Full name Christopher James Lucketti Date of birth 28 September 1971 Place of birth Littleborough, England Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Central Defender Youth career Rochdale Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1990 Rochdale 1 (0) 1990–1991 Stockport County 0 (0) 1991–1993 Halifax Town 78 (2) 1993–1999 Bury 235 (8) 1999–2001 Huddersfield Town 69 (1) 2001–2006 Preston North End 189 (11) 2006 → Sheffield United (loan) 3 (0) 2006–2008 Sheffield United 14 (0) 2008 → Southampton (loan) 4 (0) 2008–2010 Huddersfield Town 13 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:51, 17 May 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher James "Chris" Lucketti (born 28 September 1971 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England) is an English footballer, who plays as a central defender. He is now a coach for the Preston North End youth team after leaving Huddersfield Town on 17 May 2010.
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Playing career
Halifax Town, Bury and Huddersfield Town
Lucketti started with Halifax Town and made 78 appearances for them between 1991-93. In 1993, he moved to Bury where he made a total of 235 first team appearances, winning back to back promotions in the 1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons. In 1999, he joined Huddersfield Town and made 76 appearances for The Terriers, scoring twice against Scunthorpe United in the League Cup[1] and Crystal Palace in the league.[2]
Preston North End
Lucketti moved to Preston North End in a £750,000 deal from Huddersfield at the start of the 2001-02 season and he played over 200 times for the club. In the 2004-05 season, he formed formidable partnerships with both Claude Davis and Youl Mawene in the Preston defence, helping his team to the Play-off final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Sheffield United
In March 2006, Lucketti joined Sheffield United for the remainder of the 2005–06 season,[3] making three first-team appearances before signing a one-year deal on 1 June 2006 with the Blades with both clubs agreeing to a fee of £250,000.
Lucketti made his first team debut for the Blades whilst on loan, appearing in the 1–1 home draw with Leeds United on 18 April 2006.[4] He was used as defensive cover and as such only made irregular first team starts deputising for injured regulars or in League or FA Cup matches.
On 13 January 2007, he made his Premiership debut at the age of 35 against Portsmouth[5] and went on to make a handful of Premiership appearances over the rest of the season. In July 2007, after being linked with a moved to Hull City, he signed a new one-year contract.[6] Despite being re-signed by then manager Bryan Robson, he featured even less for the Blades under the new boss. He scored his first and what turned out to be only United goal in the Carling Cup against MK Dons on 28 August 2007.[7]
On 27 March 2008, he signed on loan until the end of the season for Southampton[8] by new manager Kevin Blackwell, making four appearances for The Saints. Under the terms of his loan deal he was eligible to play in the final game of the season between Sheffield United and Southampton, a match which both sides desperately needed to win to try to finish in the play-offs and to avoid relegation respectively,[9] but Lucketti opted to declare himself unavailable for the match to avoid a conflict of interests.
Return to Huddersfield
On 4 July 2008, Lucketti signed a two-year deal at Football League One side Huddersfield Town, seven years after leaving them to join Preston North End. He returned on a free, after Sheffield United agreed to cancel the last year of his contract.[10] Then, the following day, he was appointed club captain of the Terriers. He made his second Town debut in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on 9 August 2008. On 25 October, he was sent off in a league match against Peterborough United, where Town lost 4-0. He didn't reappear in the Town first team until 28 February 2009, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-1 draw against Stockport County at Edgeley Park.
After being left out of Lee Clark's squad for the whole of the 2009—10 season, he left the club on 17 May 2010.
References
- ^ "NATIONWIDE LEAGUE DIVISION 1 - SEASON 1999-2000". Huddersfield1.co.uk. 10 August 1999. http://www.huddersfield1.co.uk/htafc/archives/footballarchive2.htm#anchor116035. Retrieved 16 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Huddersfield 1-2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 26 August 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/896168.stm. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Lucketti off to Sheff Utd on loan". BBC Sport. 2006-03-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4785662.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 1-1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 2006-04-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4906818.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 1-1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 2007-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6236721.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ "Sheff Utd pair sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 2007-07-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6278538.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ "MK Dons 2-3 Sheffield Utd (aet)". BBC. 28 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6963498.stm. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Defender becomes a Saint". Sheffield United F.C.. 2008-03-28. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PlayerFeatures/0,,10418~1276457,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Lucketti can play in crunch match". BBC Sport. 2008-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7375132.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ^ "Lucketti moves to Terriers". sufc.co.uk. 2008-07-04. http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1338508,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Littleborough, Greater Manchester
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football central defenders
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Huddersfield Town F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
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