Luke Samuel Garbutt (born 21 May 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Salford City. Usually a left back, he is also capable of playing as a winger. He has previously played for Everton, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Fulham, Wigan Athletic, Oxford United and Ipswich Town.

Luke Garbutt
Garbutt playing for England U19s in 2012
Personal information
Full name Luke Samuel Garbutt[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back / Winger
Team information
Current team
Salford City
Number 29
Youth career
2001–2009 Leeds United
2009–2011 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2020 Everton 5 (0)
2011–2012Cheltenham Town (loan) 34 (2)
2013–2014Colchester United (loan) 19 (2)
2015–2016Fulham (loan) 25 (1)
2016–2017Wigan Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019Oxford United (loan) 25 (4)
2019–2020Ipswich Town (loan) 28 (5)
2020–2023 Blackpool 65 (4)
2023– Salford City 10 (0)
International career
2008 England U16 5 (0)
2008–2010 England U17 24 (3)
2010 England U18 1 (0)
2011–2012 England U19 7 (0)
2013–2014 England U20 5 (0)
2014–2015 England U21 11 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2010 Liechtenstein
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:00, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Club career edit

Everton edit

Born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire,[1] Garbutt attended Harrogate Grammar School where he played in the Year 7 School Football team that reached the Harrogate and District Cup Final in 2005. His impressive performances for his junior club team, Pannal Ash Juniors, saw him signed by Leeds United where he began his professional career. Shortly after leaving school, he was signed from their academy by Everton in 2009, for an initial fee of £600,000 which was set by a tribunal as the two clubs could not agree a fee.[3] He was loaned to Cheltenham Town during the 2011–12 season.

In the 2012–13 season Garbutt made his Everton debut, coming on at half-time during a 5–0 League Cup second-round win over Leyton Orient on 29 August 2012.[citation needed]

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Garbutt signed a new two-year contract with Everton,[4] and during the season went to Colchester United on loan.

Garbutt made his Premier League debut as a late substitute at Southampton in April 2014[5] and built on that with his first appearance for England's Under-21s in a 3–1 European Championship qualifying win over Wales the following month.[6]

Cheltenham Town (loan) edit

In September 2011 he joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal.[7] He made his professional debut as Cheltenham beat Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 on 4 October 2011 in the Football League Trophy.[8] His FA Cup debut was memorable as Cheltenham were drawn away to Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur; the game ended 3–0 to Tottenham.[9] He continued to extend his loan spell and on 31 January 2012 scored his first goal, a free kick in a 3–1 win away at Macclesfield, sending Cheltenham to the top of the league in the process.[10] He scored again in the following game, netting the opening goal against Crawley Town from outside the area.[11] On 13 February he extended his loan spell by a further five weeks.[12]

Colchester United (loan) edit

On 13 September 2013, Garbutt joined League One side Colchester United on an initial 28-day loan.[13] He made his debut the following day, in a 2–2 draw against Bradford City at Valley Parade.[14] On 28 January 2014, Everton recalled Garbutt from his loan spell following the lengthy injury to Bryan Oviedo.[15]

Return to Everton edit

After making his first start for the club at the beginning of the 2014–15 season in a League Cup defeat to Swansea City in September,[16] Garbutt started the final two UEFA Europa League group stage games, helping Everton finish top of the group with a clean sheet in a 2–0 win away to Wolfsburg.[17] Garbutt was part of the starting 11 in both legs of the Europa League round of 16 tie against Swiss side BSC Young Boys in February, Everton progressing 7–2 on aggregate.[18][19] This was the beginning of an extended run in the first team for Garbutt, starting in the following Premier League game against Arsenal,[20] taking advantage of an injury to regular left-back Leighton Baines to maintain his place in the starting 11.[21]

On 30 June 2015, Everton announced that Garbutt had signed new five-year deal with the club.[22]

Fulham (loan) edit

On 25 July 2015, Garbutt was loaned to Championship side Fulham for the 2015–16 season.[23] He made his debut on 4 October 2015, in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic at The Valley.[24] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2–2 draw with Bolton Wanderers on 19 December 2015.[25] He returned from his loan spell having made 26 appearances for the London club, scoring once.[24]

Wigan Athletic (loan) edit

On 16 August 2016, Garbutt returned to the Championship, joining newly promoted Wigan Athletic on a four-and-a-half-month loan.[26] He made his debut for the club on 20 August 2018, in a 4–3 defeat to Nottingham Forest. Garbutt made 8 appearances for Wigan during his loan spell with the club.[24]

Oxford United (loan) edit

On 2 July 2018, Garbutt joined League One club Oxford United on a season-long loan.[27] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 February 2019, in a 4–2 defeat to Accrington Stanley. He made 36 appearances in all competitions during his time at the Kassam Stadium, scoring 4 goals.[24]

Ipswich Town (loan) and release edit

On 12 July 2019, he joined Ipswich Town on a season long loan deal.[28] His scored his first goal for the club on his debut on 3 August 2019, netting the winning goal in a 1–0 away win against Burton Albion on the opening day of the 2019–20 season.[29] He made 30 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, scoring 6 goals, including two long-range free-kicks against Tranmere Rovers and Lincoln City.[30]

On 26 June 2020, it was announced that Garbutt would leave Everton at the end of the month upon the expiration of his contract, ending his 11-year association with the club.[31][32]

Blackpool edit

On 22 September 2020, Garbutt joined Blackpool on a free transfer, signing a 12-month contract.[33] He signed a two-year extension to his contract on 10 June 2021.[34]

Salford City edit

In June 2023, Garbutt signed for Salford City after the expiration of his Blackpool contract.[35]

International career edit

Garbutt has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.[36]

 
Garbutt playing for England U19s in 2012

He made his England U-16 debut against Germany in March 2008 and made his final England U-16 appearance against Scotland in November 2008. Four months earlier, he had made his England U-17 debut against Finland.

He helped England win the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and played in the final where England beat Spain 2–1.[37] His performances earned him a place in the Team of the Tournament.[38]

On 17 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's provisional squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[39] Initially he did not make the final 21-man squad, but after Leeds United defender Sam Byram pulled out through injury he was named as his replacement.[40] He made his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay.[41]

On 11 August, he was called up to the England under-21 squad to replace Southampton left-back Luke Shaw, for the friendly match against Scotland.[42] Garbutt was an unused substitute as England won the game 6–0.[43]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 25 February 2023[44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2011–12 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2013–14 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Premier League 4 0 0 0 1 0 5[a] 0 10 0
2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 12 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2011–12 League Two 34 2 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 37 2
Colchester United (loan) 2013–14 League One 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 3
Fulham (loan) 2015–16 Championship 25 1 1 0 0 0 26 1
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2016–17 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Everton U23 2017–18 3[c] 0 3 0
Oxford United (loan) 2018–19 League One 25 4 3 0 3 0 5[c] 0 36 4
Ipswich Town (loan) 2019–20 League One 28 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 6
Total 139 14 8 2 3 0 0 0 10 0 160 16
Blackpool 2020–21 League One 31 4 2 0 0 0 5[d] 0 38 4
2021–22 Championship 17 0 1 0 1 0 19 0
2022–23 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 56 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 65 4
Career total 200 18 11 2 6 0 5 0 15 0 137 20
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy, three appearances in EFL League One play-offs

Honours edit

Blackpool

England U17

Individual

References edit

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