Luke Nightingale

Luke Nightingale
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-12-22) 22 December 1980
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Portsmouth 44 (4)
2002–2003Swindon 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.