Luke Spokes (born 6 August 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a midfielder for

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side Bath City. Spokes began his career in Non-League football and played for

Mangotsfield United Mangotsfield United Football Club is a football club based in Mangotsfield, Bristol, England. They are currently members of the and play at Cossham Street. History The club was formed in 1951 after Mangotsfield Football Club closed down its r ...

, Yate Town and Taunton Town before signing a professional contract with Grimsby Town in the summer of 2020 whilst they were members of the EFL. He has also played for

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

and

Spennymoor Town Spennymoor Town Football Club is a football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, in the North East of England. They currently compete in and currently play their home matches at The Brewery Field. The club began playing in the Northern ...

on loan.

Early life

He is originally from Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. He studied at Redland Green school for years (7-11)

Career

Early career

Spokes signed for

in September 2018 after playing at

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under

Dave Hockaday David Hockaday (born 9 November 1957) is an English professional footballer who is currently Head of Male Football at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. He has previously worked as a manager at Leeds United, Forest Green Rovers, Kidde ...

. After a trial at Burnley and interest from other professional clubs, he moved up one division to sign for Yate Town, before moving on to Taunton Town in January 2020.

Grimsby Town

In September 2020 Spokes moved into professional football after signing a one-year contract with Ian Holloway's Grimsby Town. He scored his first professional goal when he scored the only goal of the game with a 20 yard strike with his left foot away at relegation rivals

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on 23 March 2021. On 25 September 2021 having yet to have make an appearance during the 2021–22 season, Spokes joined

on a one-month loan. Spokes made his debut later that day and came off the bench in a 2-1 victory over Guiseley. Spokes made a total of six appearances during his month on loan with Boston, three of which came in the League. On 18 November 2021, Spokes signed for National League North side

on a three-month loan. Spokes scored goals in a 4-2 win against

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and a 3-1 victory in the

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over Plymouth Parkway. In February 2022, the loan deal was extended until the end of the season. He was praised by Spennymoor co-manager Anthony Johnson for his work ethic. Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the

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, though Spokes was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium. On 11 June 2022, the club announced their retained list ahead of the 2022–23 season and confirmed that Spokes would be among those released when his contract expires on 30 June.

Bath City

On 5 July 2022, Spokes signed for Bath City.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spokes, Luke Living people English footballers Men's association football midfielders Mangotsfield United F.C. players Yate Town F.C. players Taunton Town F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players Bath City 2000 births Footballers from Bristol