- Luke Nightingale
Football player infobox
playername = Luke Nightingale
fullname = Luke Nightingale
nickname = sicko
height = 5 ft 11 in
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1980|22|12|mf=y
cityofbirth =Portsmouth
countryofbirth =England
currentclub =Havant and Waterlooville FC
clubnumber = 10
position = Forward
years = 1998-2003
2002-2003
2003
clubs =Portsmouth F.C.
→Swindon Town F.C. (loan)Southend United F.C. Weymouth F.C.
caps(goals)=44 (4)
3 (0)
4 (0)Luke Nightingale is a footballer for
Havant and Waterlooville . Having previously played for Portsmouth, Swindon,Weymouth and Southend he moved to Bognor in 2004. However on 28th March 2008, he was sold by Bognor to Havant and Waterlooville FC in a player swap with Richard PaquetteLuke Nightingale began his football career at the South Coast club
Portsmouth F.C. at the age of 18. Having started the season in the youth team, he rapidly moved into the reserves and earned his place by repeatingly scoring goals. Nothing seemed to phase him as he consistently put the ball in the net. He proved to be a very versatile player, managing to adapt to a more central midfield role.His first team debut came later that season as he was included in the squad to face
West Bromwich Albion F.C. . Having replaced the injuredJohn Aloisi during the first half, Luke scored twice to secure a 2-1 victory. [http://www.hants.gov.uk/pompey/onthepitch/squad/nightingale.html]He later left Portsmouth and had unsuccessful spells at Southend and Swindon. He then moved to
Weymouth F.C. before signing for Bognor in the summer of 2004.He was one of Bognor's key players, scoring 19 goals in the 2005-2006 season.
However, after 4 seasons of service with Bognor, he was sold to Conference South rivals Havant and Waterlooville in March 2008, making his debut on 29th March 2008 in the 1-0 defeat against St. Albans.
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