Luke Waterfall

Luke Mathew Waterfall (born 30 July 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League Two club Grimsby Town. He has previously played for Barnsley, Tranmere Rovers, Altricham, Ilkeston Town and Gainsborough Trinity and Scunthorpe United, Macclesfield Town, Mansfield Town, Wrexham, Lincoln City and Shrewsbury Town.

Luke Waterfall

Waterfall warming up for York City in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Luke Mathew Waterfall[1]
Date of birth	30 July 1990[2]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s)	Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team	Grimsby Town
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2008	Barnsley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Tranmere Rovers	0	(0)
2008	→ Altrincham (loan)	1	(0)
2009–2010	Ilkeston Town	35	(2)
2010–2013	Gainsborough Trinity	104	(8)
2013–2015	Scunthorpe United	9	(1)
2014	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	17	(2)
2014–2015	→ Mansfield Town (loan)	5	(0)
2015	Wrexham	9	(1)
2015–2018	Lincoln City	111	(15)
2018–2019	Shrewsbury Town	44	(5)
2019–	Grimsby Town	48	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:47, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire,[5] Waterfall started his career with Barnsley and was a regular for their youth and reserve teams in the 2007–08 season.[6] After being released, he signed for League One club Tranmere Rovers on 18 July 2008 after a successful trial.[7] He made his debut on 12 August 2008 after coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Grimsby Town in the League Cup.[8] He made his first start on 2 September 2008 in a 1–0 victory over Accrington Stanley in the Football League Trophy.[8]

He joined Conference Premier club Altrincham on 14 October 2008 on loan,[9] and made one appearance in the league as a substitute and three cup starts.[10][11] He was released by Tranmere at the end of 2008–09.[12]

He had unsuccessful trials with Conference Premier clubs Oxford United and York City[13][14] before signing for Conference North club Ilkeston Town in August 2009 after a successful trial.[15][16] He finished 2009–10 with 43 appearances and two goals.[17] He signed for Ilkeston's divisional rivals Gainsborough Trinity in May 2010.[18]

2013–

Waterfall signed for newly relegated League Two club Scunthorpe United on 4 June 2013 on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[19]

Waterfall signed for Conference Premier club Wrexham on 15 January 2015 on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[20] He spent only half a season with Wrexham before signing for their National League rivals Lincoln City on 2 June 2015 on a two-year contract.[21] He was appointed club captain.[22] Waterfall made 55 appearances and scored seven goals in 2016–17[23] as Lincoln were promoted to League Two as National League champions.[24]

Waterfall signed for League One club Shrewsbury Town on 7 August 2018 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25] His contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent on 15 August 2019.[26] The same day, Waterfall signed for League Two club Grimsby Town on a two-year contract.[27]

Career statistics

As of 15 August 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tranmere Rovers	2008–09[8]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Altrincham (loan)	2008–09[11]	Conference Premier	1	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
Ilkeston Town	2009–10[17]	Conference North	35	2	5	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	43	2
Gainsborough Trinity	2010–11[28]	Conference North	36	1	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	38	1
	2011–12[29]	Conference North	27	3	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 4]	0	31	3
	2012–13[23][30]	Conference North	41	4	2	0	—		8[lower-alpha 3]	1	51	5
	Total		104	8	3	0	—		13	1	120	9
Scunthorpe United	2013–14[31]	League Two	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2014–15[32]	League One	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2014–15[23]	Conference Premier	17	2	—		—		—		17	2
Mansfield Town (loan)	2014–15[32]	League Two	5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
Wrexham	2014–15[23]	Conference Premier	9	1	—		—		5[lower-alpha 3]	0	14	1
Lincoln City	2015–16[23]	National League	36	6	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	40	6
	2016–17[23]	National League	44	7	9	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	55	7
	2017–18[33]	League Two	30	2	1	0	0	0	10[lower-alpha 5]	1	41	3
	2018–19[34]	League Two	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		111	15	13	0	—		13	1	137	16
Shrewsbury Town	2018–19[34]	League One	44	5	7	1	1	0	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	53	6
	2019–20[35]	League One	0	0	—		1	0	—		1	0
	Total		44	5	7	1	2	0	1	0	54	6
Grimsby Town	2019–20[35]	League Two	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			335	34	31	1	3	0	38	2	407	37

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in Conference League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, three in Conference North play-offs
5. Eight appearances and one goal in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs
6. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Lincoln City

• National League: 2016–17[36]
• EFL Trophy: 2017–18[37]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 82. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
2. "Luke Waterfall". ESPN FC. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
3. "Luke Waterfall". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018.
4. "Luke Waterfall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
5. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 430. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
6. "Waterfall drops into Rovers". Sky Sports. 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
7. "Tranmere sign defender Waterfall". BBC Sport. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
8. "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
9. "Altrincham sign Waterfall on loan". BBC Sport. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
10. http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/revu2008.htm
11. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
12. "Four players released by Tranmere". BBC Sport. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
13. Farrant, Nick (14 July 2009). "Oxford United new boys out to impress". Witney Gazette. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
14. Carroll, Steve (24 July 2009). "York City manager Martin Foyle jettisons trialists Luke Waterfall and Andy Taylor". The Press. York. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
15. "Luke Waterfall". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
16. "Wilson wheels and deals as squad keeps growing". Ilkeston Advertiser. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
17. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
18. "Gainsborough Trinity trio sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
19. "Scunthorpe United: Michael Collins signs one-year extension". BBC Sport. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
20. "Wrexham sign Scunthorpe centre-back Luke Waterfall". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
21. "Luke Waterfall: Lincoln City sign Wrexham defender". BBC Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
22. Edwards, Joe (13 August 2018). "Wounded Shrewsbury Town will hit back, says Luke Waterfall". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
23. "L. Waterfall: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
24. "National League: 2016/17: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
25. "Luke Waterfall: Shrewsbury Town sign Lincoln City skipper for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
26. Cox, Lewis (15 August 2019). "Luke Waterfall leaves Shrewsbury Town by mutual consent". Shropshire Star. Telford. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
27. "Luke Waterfall: Grimsby Town sign centre-back following Shrewsbury Town release". BBC Sport. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
28. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 204–205. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
29. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 206–207. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
30. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Wheelock, Paul (22 September 2012). "Gainsborough Trinity 1 Chester FC 1: Replay needed as Nathan Jarman earns Blues draw on FA Cup debut". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
    For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: Wheelock, Paul (2 October 2012). "Chester FC 2 Gainsborough Trinity 1: Super-sub Levi Mackin sends Blues through in FA Cup". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Marshall, David (10 November 2012). "Full time: Gainsborough Trinity 1 Hinkley United 1". Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: "Home comfort for Blues after 4–1 Trophy win". Gainsborough Standard. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
31. "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
32. "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
33. "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
34. "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
35. "Games played by Luke Waterfall in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
36. Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 640–641. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
37. Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

External links

• Profile at the Grimsby Town F.C. website
• Luke Waterfall at Soccerbase