Luke Nightingale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Portsmouth | 44 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Southend United | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | Weymouth | ||
| 2004–2008 | Bognor Regis Town | 164 | (77) |
| 2008–2010 | Havant & Waterlooville | 46 | (12) |
| 2010–2011 | Bognor Regis Town | 39 | (27) |
| Total | 300 | (120) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luke Nightingale (born 22 December 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. Having previously played for Portsmouth, Swindon, Weymouth and Southend he moved to Bognor Regis Town in 2004. He scored over 70 goals for Bognor in his four-year spell. However, on 28 March 2008, he was sold to Havant & Waterlooville in a player swap with Phil Warner. In January 2010 he returned to Bognor Regis Town, on loan for the remainder of the season, although a knee injury ended his season prematurely. Back to full fitness, he then re-joined Bognor Regis Town on a permanent basis for season 2010–11. Having started the 2011–12 season at Bognor, Nightingale announced his retirement in October 2011 after a series of knee injuries.