Luke Harry Chadwick (born 18 November 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Chadwick began his career at Manchester United where he made 25 Premier League appearances in four seasons. While at Old Trafford he spent time out on loan at Reading and Burnley before joining West Ham United on a permanent basis in the summer of 2004.
A year later, he joined Stoke City on loan before making the move permanent in January 2006. He remained at Stoke until November 2006 making 55 appearances before joining Norwich City. Injuries restricted his time at Carrow Road and he moved to Milton Keynes Dons in October 2008. In March 2014, Chadwick joined Cambridge United, the club he supported as a child. He was released at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Chadwick made his debut for the England under-21s in the win against Luxembourg in September 1999. He played the full 90 minutes as England won 5−0 in the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier at the Madejski Stadium. England qualified for the finals in Slovakia and Chadwick made substitute appearances against Italy and Slovakia as they were eliminated at the group stages. He featured four times during England's qualifying campaign for 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with his last appearance coming in the 5−0 win against Albania on 4 September 2001. Overall, Chadwick made 13 appearances for the U21s but scored no goals.
Chadwick and his wife Hayley have two sons. As of 2015, both were in the youth ranks of Cambridge United.
In May 2020, Chadwick spoke about how his mental health had been affected by abuse about his appearance he had received as a young player. He highlighted how the media had made fun of his appearance, "spots on my face, teeth sticking out, that sort of thing", making particular mention of the abuse he had received on the BBC panel show, They Think It's All Over. He received an apology from the show's hosts Nick Hancock and Gary Lineker.
English Premier League 2000-2001 Manchester United |
1997-1999 |
1999-2004 |
1999-2000 (Loan) |
2004-2006 |
2006-2007 |
2007-2009 |
2009-2014 |
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |