Luke William Rooney (born 28 December 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern Counties East League Premier Division club Faversham Town.
 Rooney playing for Lewes in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke William Rooney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bermondsey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Faversham Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Gillingham | 53 | (6) |
| 2009 | → Lewes (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2010 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Swindon Town | 31 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Maidstone United | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Luton Town | 17 | (3) |
| 2015 | Ebbsfleet United | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Crawley Town | 19 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Phoenix Rising | 29 | (11) |
| 2018 | Billericay Town | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Welling United | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Beckenham Town | 25 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Chatham Town | 16 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Erith & Belvedere | 18 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Stansfeld | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | Faversham Town | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Erith & Belvedere (Interim) | ||
| 2022 | Glebe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:57, 19 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editGillingham
editBorn in Bermondsey, London,[1] Rooney joined Gillingham as an apprentice professional in 2007. He forced his way into the first team squad in early December 2008 and was an unused substitute in the FA Cup second round replay at Stockport County. In early 2009 he was loaned out to Lewes of the Conference National, where he made six appearances.[2] He turned full-time professional with Gillingham at the start of the 2009–10 season and made his first team debut against Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the Football League Cup.[3] His first Football League appearance was in the 3–0 home win over Exeter City on 5 September 2009, in which he scored his first ever goal for the Gillingham senior team.
On 15 March 2010, Rooney joined Conference National side Eastbourne Borough on loan until the end of that season,[4] and made a scoring debut in the 1–1 draw with Grays Athletic. He made his senior debut as a second-half substitute in the 2–1 Football League Cup defeat of Plymouth Argyle and marked his League bow with a goal in the 3–0 win over Exeter City. Soon after he doubled his tally for the campaign with a curling strike from the right edge of the box against Southampton at St Mary's Stadium. He continued his development throughout the season, making a further 23 league appearances, either side of another loan stint at Eastbourne.[5] The highlight of his campaign was a 25-yard drive which snatched a late point for Gillingham in the 1–1 draw with Torquay United at Plainmoor.
The midfielder made a goalscoring start to the 2011–12 campaign, netting Gillingham's second in the 3–0 defeat of Plymouth Argyle at Priestfield before scoring from the spot to clinch a point in the 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley. His third goal of the campaign came in the 5–2 win at Torquay United in October. In total, Rooney made 20 appearances for Gillingham, scoring three times.
Swindon Town
editOn 6 January 2012, Swindon Town made a 'six-figure sum' offer for Rooney, which was eventually turned down by the Kent-based club.[6] On 16 January 2012 a new undisclosed offer was made and accepted by Gillingham.[7] On 17 January he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Swindon.[8] Rooney made his Swindon debut on 21 January 2012 in a league match at home to Macclesfield Town as a substitute, coming on in the 52nd minute. He made an instant impact providing the cross for Paul Benson to head home the only goal of the game. Rooney scored his first goal for the club in the 3–0 win against promotion rivals Crawley Town. Rooney joined Crawley on loan until January 2014 on 6 August 2013.[9] Following the completion of this loan, he joined Maidstone United on non-contract terms.[10]
Luton Town
editOn 21 March 2014, Rooney joined Luton Town on a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season.[11] He played in six games as Luton won promotion to the Football League.[12] In July 2014, Rooney signed a six-month contract extension with Luton.[13] After playing in 12 games, scoring five goals, Rooney's contract was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[14] However, he only played in only one more game before his contract was mutually terminated in March 2015.[15]
Subsequent career
editIn March 2015, Rooney joined Ebbsfleet United of the Conference South on a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season. He played in six matches before being released.[16] Rooney signed for Crawley Town on 23 June 2015 on a free transfer on a one-year deal.[17] On 8 March 2016, Rooney signed for Phoenix Rising FC in the USA.[18]
On 14 February 2018, Rooney signed for Billericay Town.[19] At the start of the following season he appeared in pre-season for Southern Counties East League league side Stansfeld.[20] In December 2018, he joined National League South side Welling United, making his debut on 22 December in a 1–1 draw with Hemel Hempstead Town.[21]
Following his sacking by Glebe, Rooney signed for Stansfeld in February 2023.[22] In July 2024, he joined Faversham Town.[23]
Coaching career
editHaving finished the 2021–22 season as interim manager of Erith & Belvedere,[24] Rooney was then appointed manager of Glebe.[25]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Rooney in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Rooney in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Eastbourne sign Gillingham midfielder Luke Rooney". BBC Sport. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Eastbourne Borough seal Luke Rooney loan deal". BBC Sport. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Swindon Town make bid for Gillingham's Luke Rooney". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Swindon Town's Luke Rooney bid accepted by Gillingham". BBC Sport. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Swindon Town sign Luke Rooney from Gillingham". BBC Sport. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "Luke Rooney: Swindon winger signs for Crawley Town on loan". BBC Sport. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Rooney signs for Maidstone United | Maidstone United Football Club". Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Luton sign Rooney". Luton Town F.C. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Luke Rooney: Luton Town keep midfielder on short-term contract". BBC Sport. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Jayden Stockley and Luke Rooney in Luton Town deals". BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Luke Rooney departs after contract is cancelled". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Ebbsfleet United release goalkeeper Jamie Turner, midfielder Mark Gower and winger Luke Rooney". Kent Online. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Crawley Town: Luke Rooney and Shamir Fenelon sign for club". BBC Sport. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "Rooney leaves Reds".
- ^ "Harry Wheeler's delight as Luke Rooney joins Billericay Town". echo-news.co.uk. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Good start but Blair lose..." Hollands & Blair F.C. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Hemel Hempstead Town 1–1 Welling United". newsshopper.co.uk. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ @StansfeldFC (9 February 2023). "New Signing: We are pleased to welcome back @luke_rooney to the club. Welcome home Roon. 🔵🟡🔵🟡" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Reeves, Thomas (25 July 2024). "Faversham Town sign ex-Gillingham, Ebbsfleet United and Maidstone United midfielder Luke Rooney after trial ahead of season-opening game against Glebe". Kent Online. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Erith & Belvedere 2–3 Erith Town". erithandbelvederefc.clubbuzz.co.uk. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ @glebefootball (25 April 2022). "The club is delighted to announce that Luke Rooney @luke_rooney is the new First Team Manager for coming season with Joe Minter @Chaaa18 joining him as Assistant Manager" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Luke Rooney at Soccerbase
- Luke Rooney at Soccerway
