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.