| Name: | Luke Varney (on loan to Blackpool) |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 28/09/1982 |
| Height: | 5' 11" (180cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 0lbs (69.92kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Crewe, Blackpool (loan), Charlton, Sheffield Wed |
| Position: | Striker |
Luke arrived as a Ram in November 2008 after signing on an initial loan deal from Charlton Athletic that became permanent from January 2009 for an undisclosed fee.
He marked his home debut with a goal in the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Pride Park Stadium in December.
Varney also spent a month on loan with Sheffield Wednesday in 2009 to get some match-fitness back and ended his spell in Hillsborough with two goals in his final game for the Owls.
With opportunities limited at the start of the 2009/10 season he rejoined Wednesday on loan again, initially until January and then until the end of the season. He hit 9 goals for the Owls, but it wasn't enough to save them from relegation to League One.
Towards the end of August 2010 Luke joined Premier League Blackpool on a season-long loan deal, with a view to a permanent move in the summer of 2011.
Luke began his career at non-league Quorn FC before making the move to Crewe Alexandra, under the guidance of Dario Gradi, for a fee of £50,000.
He scored 35 goals for the Railwaymen over a four-year spell and really came to prominence in 2006/07 with 25 in all competitions.
That form attracted the attention of numerous clubs in the top two divisions and ultimately earned him a £2m move to The Valley.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derby | ||||
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Sheffield Wed | 2009 - 10 | League | 32 (7) | 9 |
| Derby County | 2009 - 10 | League | 0 (1) | 0 |
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Sheffield Wed | 2008 - 09 | League | 3 (1) | 2 |
| Derby County | 2008 - 09 | League | 9 (1) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| Charlton | 2008 - 09 | League | 16 (2) | 2 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Charlton | 2007 - 08 | League | 23 (16) | 8 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Crewe | 2006 - 07 | League | 31 (3) | 17 |
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 1 | ||
| Crewe | 2005 - 06 | League | 15 (12) | 5 |
| FA Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Crewe | 2004 - 05 | League | 17 (9) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Crewe | 2003 - 04 | League | 5 (3) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||

















