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Luke McCormick (footballer, born 1999)

Luke McCormick
McCormick with Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luke Philip McCormick[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Chelsea 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 39 (6)
2021–2022 AFC Wimbledon 40 (7)
2022– Bristol Rovers 43 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:09, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Luke Philip McCormick (born 21 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers.

Career

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Chelsea

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McCormick joined Chelsea at the age of six.[2]

Shrewsbury Town (loan)

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On 18 July 2019, McCormick signed a new three-year deal, which would keep him at the club until 2022.[3] On the same day, he joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan. He was recommended to manager Sam Ricketts by former Chelsea player and current coach Joe Cole.[2] On 3 August, he made his professional debut for "The Shrews" in a 1–0 home win over Portsmouth, during which he was substituted off for Josh Laurent after 53 minutes.[4]

His loan spell came to an end on 2 January 2020.

Bristol Rovers (loan)

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On 21 September 2020, McCormick joined Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[5] On 26 September, he made his league debut as a starter against Doncaster Rovers, which ended in a 4–1 away loss.[6] On 12 December 2020, he scored his first goal for the club, finishing from inside the box to score the second in a 3–0 victory over rivals Plymouth Argyle.[7] On 19 January 2021, McCormick scored an impressive free kick to level the scores as Rovers came from 2–0 down to get back to 2–2 against Crewe Alexandra in a match they eventually lost 3–2,[8] the goal being nominated for the league's January Goal of the Month award on 19 February,[9] surprisingly winning the award a week later by public vote.[10] On 5 April 2021, with Rovers deep in a relegation battle, McCormick scored a double as the Gas beat Doncaster Rovers, a result that saw Rovers end a five-match losing streak and keep their survival hopes alive,[11] a performance which saw McCormick rated a perfect 10/10 by the Bristol Post.[12] At the end of the season, he re-joined Chelsea when his loan spell was up.

AFC Wimbledon

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On 2 July 2021, McCormick returned to League One, this time on a permanent basis, as he left the club he had played for since the age of six to sign for AFC Wimbledon.[13] He scored on his debut for Wimbledon in a 2-1 win at Doncaster Rovers on 7 August 2021.[14] Going into the final day of the season, AFC Wimbledon were three points from safety with a seven-goal swing required in order to survive relegation. A 4–3 home defeat to Accrington Stanley in their last match saw Wimbledon relegated to League Two, a second consecutive third-tier relegation for McCormick.[15]

Bristol Rovers

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After weeks of speculation that had seen McCormick left out of the matchday squads for AFC Wimbledon,[16] McCormick returned to Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee on 24 August 2022, signing a three-year deal.[17] He made his second debut for the club on 30 August from the bench in an EFL Trophy tie with Plymouth Argyle, scoring in the shootout defeat following a 1–1 draw.[18] On 18 October 2022, McCormick scored his first goal since his return to the club in a 3–0 EFL Trophy victory over Swindon Town.[19] On 11 March 2023, having been booked and given away a penalty, he was substituted off in a 3–1 victory over Forest Green Rovers having he himself only being brought on nine minutes previously. After the match he came into criticism from his manager, being told he needed to get his act together with a warning relating to his future at the club.[20][21]

On 15 August 2023, McCormick scored his first league goal since his return to the club, a 98th minute winner away at Charlton Athletic.[22] In October 2023, having established his place in the first-team, an injury sustained in training ruled him out for a period of six-to-ten weeks.[23] He returned to first-team action on 6 January 2024, coming off of the bench in an FA Cup Third Round draw with Norwich City.[24]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 September 2024[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U23 2017–18[26] — — — 3[a] 1 3 1
2018–19[27] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2019–20[28] — — — 0 0 0 0
2020–21[29] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Chelsea Total — — 6 1 6 1
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2019–20[28] League One 5 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 8 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2020–21[29] League One 39 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 6
AFC Wimbledon 2021–22[30] League One 40 7 3 0 2 0 2[a] 1 47 8
Bristol Rovers 2022–23[31] League One 22 0 2 0 0 0 6[a] 1 30 1
2023–24[32] League One 16 2 2 1 1 0 2[a] 0 21 3
2024–25[33] League One 5 1 0 0 1 0 1[a] 1 7 2
Bristol Rovers total 82 9 7 1 2 0 9 2 100 12
Career total 127 16 10 1 5 0 19 4 161 21
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Shrewsbury Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Shrewsbury Town seal loan swoop for Chelsea midfielder Luke McCormick". Shropshire Star. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Who is Luke McCormick? The Chelsea wonderkid sent on loan to Shrewsbury Town". football.london. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ Cox, Lewis (3 August 2019). "Shrewsbury Town 1 Portsmouth 0 - Report and pictures". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Rovers Sign Chelsea Youngster On Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Sky Bet League One Match Report: Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Bristol Rovers 3–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two Goal of the Month vote for January". Sky Sports. 19 February 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Sammy Ameobi wins Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month award for January". Sky Sports. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Bristol Rovers 2–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Bristol Rovers player ratings as magnificent McCormick fires Gas to vital win over Doncaster". www.bristolpost.co.uk. 5 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Signing number one! Robbo lands top target from Chelsea". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Doncaster 1-2 Wimbledon". BBC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  15. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 3–4 Accrington Stanley: Dons relegated after defeat". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. ^ Piercy, James (30 July 2022). "Luke McCormick left out by AFC Wimbledon amid Bristol Rovers transfer interest". Bristol Post. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Luke McCormick returns to Rovers!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Match Report - Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Rovers (Argyle win 4-3 on penalties)". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Match Report - Rovers 3–0 Swindon". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  20. ^ Jones, Jordan (11 March 2023). "Joey Barton explains Luke McCormick decision as Bristol Rovers career in question". Bristol World. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  21. ^ Frost, Sam (13 March 2023). "Every word Joey Barton said on Luke McCormick, Bristol Rovers' consummate pro, Gas' new leader". Bristol Post. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Charlton Athletic 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Luke McCormick: Bristol Rovers midfielder out with ankle injury". BBC Sport. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  24. ^ Hargraves, Daniel (7 January 2024). "Bristol Rovers verdict: Replay reward, return of the McCormick and a litmus test in Norwich draw". Bristol Post. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  25. ^ Luke McCormick at Soccerway
  26. ^ "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  30. ^ "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  31. ^ "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  32. ^ "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  33. ^ "Games played by Luke McCormick in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2024.