- Luke Webb
Football player infobox
playername= Luke Webb
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|9|12
cityofbirth =Nottingham
countryofbirth =England
height = height|metres=1.83
currentclub = Unattached
clubnumber =
position = Centre midfield
youthclubs = Arsenal
youthyears = 1997–2005
years = 2005–2006
2006–2008
clubs = Coventry City
Hereford United
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
35 (3)
pcupdate = 12:46, 27 December 2007Luke Webb (born
12 September ,1986 inNottingham ) is an English footballer who most recently played for Hereford United as a midfielder.He signed for Arsenal at the age of 11 and progressed through the various youth teams. He was a regular for Arsenal U18s with 20 appearances and 2 goals in the 2004-05 season. With opportunities hard to come by he left Highbury and had a trial with Wycombe, where he injured his ankle, before joining Coventry City for the 2005-06 season. His opportunities were again limited to reserve team football and he had a trial for Hereford prior to the current season. Despite a hamstring injury he impressed at Edgar Street and was signed in September 2006.
He made his first team debut away to Wrexham, coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat. On
21 November he started and scored in the 2-0 win in the FA Cup over Shrewsbury, following it up with a spectacular opening goal against Port Vale in the Second Round. In the final matches of the season, Luke forced his way into the starting XI after the injury to loanee Steve Jennings.His 2007-08 season was curtailed by a long-term hip injury, making only 15 appearances and scoring 3 goals. However he suffered a further injury setback in August 2008 and, with the club having fufilled their contractual obligations, he was released.
Footballing family
Luke's father is the former England midfielder
Neil Webb . His brother Joshua is also a footballer, currently at Weymouth.External links
* [http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/Player?playerId=556848 Official Hereford United Profile]
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