Luke Sky Wall (born 11 November 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One West club Runcorn Linnets.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Sky Wall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Runcorn Linnets | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Skelmersdale United (loan) | – | (–) |
| 2016–2017 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Skelmersdale United (loan) | – | (–) |
| 2017 | → Clitheroe (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Marine (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bangor City | 30 | (5) |
| 2018 | Stalybridge Celtic | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Curzon Ashton | 24 | (5) |
| 2019 | Witton Albion | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Altrincham | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Warrington Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Boca Gibraltar | 5 | (4) |
| 2021 | Lincoln Red Imps | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | Warrington Rylands | 14 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Widnes | ? | (?) |
| 2022–2024 | Bala Town | 47 | (6) |
| 2024– | Runcorn Linnets | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 | |||
Career
editWall was born in Liverpool and started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a youth player joining at under-14 level.[3] In the summer of 2015 he signed his first professional contract after completing his scholarship with the academy.[3][4] In November 2015, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Skelmersdale United on a one-month youth loan.[5] In the summer of 2016 he was released by Blackburn and joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on a one-year contract following a trial.[3] He was recommended to the club by former Blackburn teammate and Accrington player John O'Sullivan.[3] He made his first team debut for the club in August 2016 as a second-half substitute for Sean McConville in the 3–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra in an EFL Trophy group-stage match.[6] After struggling to break through into the match-day squad, he returned to Skelmersdale for a second loan spell in September 2016.[7] In February 2017, he was sent out on loan again, joining Northern Premier League Division One North side Clitheroe on a short-term deal.[8] He made a total of seven appearances in all competitions during the loan spell, scoring twice in a 4–3 away win over Ramsbottom United.[9] In March 2017, he was on the move again joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Marine on loan until the end of the season.[10]
He then joined Welsh Premier League side Bangor City. In July 2018 he joined Stalybridge Celtic. He left the club in October 2018. He then played for Curzon Ashton.
In early October 2019 he joined Witton Albion[11] before he moved at the end of the month to Altrincham.[12] In February 2020 he joined Warrington Town.[13] After a brief spell at the club, he moved to Gibraltar in June that year to sign for Boca Gibraltar.[14] After scoring a penalty on his debut against St Joseph's on 18 October, he secured his first career hat-trick the following week in a 6-1 win over College 1975.[15] However, on- and off- the field problems saw Boca expelled in December 2020.[16] In February 2021, he joined league rivals Lincoln Red Imps. In August 2021 he signed for Warrington Rylands. In November he left the club to sign for Widnes.
In June 2022 he signed for Cymru Premier club Bala Town.[17]
On 26 May 2024, Wall joined Runcorn Linnets.[18]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 18 March 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2015–16[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2016–17[19] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clitheroe (loan) | 2015–16[9] | NPL Division One North | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Marine (loan) | 2016–17[20] | NPL Premier Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
Honours
edit- Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2017–18[21]
References
edit- ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Luke Wall". 11v11. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d James, Alex (22 July 2016). "Wall hoping to make his mark at Stanley". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Nyambe Signs Rovers Contract". Vital Football. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Striker joins Skelmersdale". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley vs. Crewe Alexandra - 30 August 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Watters, David. "Saturday's Transfer List!". Evo Stik League. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Whitney, Steve. "Two New Blues". Non League Pitchero. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Match Details 2016-17". Blue Swayed Views. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Watters, David (18 March 2017). "Saturday's Transfer List! - 2". Evo Stik League. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Witton A belbion sign Luke Wall and Connor Heath". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Parsons, Mike. "Altrincham FC sign Luke Wall from Witton Albion". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Turner, Matt. "Warrington Town sign Luke Wall from Altrincham". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Wall Becomes Signing Number Two Boca Gibraltar. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Boca Survive Early Scare to Win Comfortably Football Gibraltar. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ FC Boca Juniors Gibraltar will not fulfil their Gibraltar National League fixture scheduled for this evening. Gibraltar FA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Luke Wall Joins The Lakesiders". Bala Town FC. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ @RuncornLinnets (26 May 2024). "🟡🟢 | WALL ARRIVES AT LINNETS New signing Luke Wall has a look around his new home. @lukewall9 - Welcome to the club" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "L. Wall". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Player's Appearances - Marine". Marine F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Only two players retain places in dream team". welsh-premier.com. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.[permanent dead link]