Luke Southwood
Goalkeeper
at Bristol Rovers
at Bristol Rovers
323 days · joined 2025-07-06
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€400k
Rating · 25/26
5.3
Average
Goalkeeper
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0
goals / match
Cheltenham Town
top club · 99 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#571
goals rank
#584
assists rank
0
season goals
0
season assists
Among 1,246 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€500k
peak value · 2021
—
top transfer fee
—
best season
7 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-12-06 · 6 players total
229Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
14Yellow cards
0Red cards
229Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Luke Southwood |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Luke Kevin Southwood |
| Date of birth | 1997-12-06 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Oxford, Northern Ireland |
| Citizenship | Northern Ireland England |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Bristol Rovers |
| Joined | 2025-07-06 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | Refuel Performance ... |
Jul 2025
Transfer: Bolton → Bristol Rovers
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Bristol Rovers
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Bolton Wanderers
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Cheltenham → Bolton
24/25 · Transfer
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: Reading → Cheltenham
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Cheltenham Town
48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2023
Transfer: Cheltenham → Reading
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
Transfer: Reading → Cheltenham
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Cheltenham Town
51 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Reading FC
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Reading FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Reading U23 → Reading
20/21 · Transfer
May 2020
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Reading U23
19/20 · Return from loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Reading U23 → Hamilton Acad.
19/20 · Loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Reading U23
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Transfer: Reading U23 → Hamilton Acad.
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Hamilton Academical FC, Reading FC, Hamilton Academical FC Reserves
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
May 2019
Transfer: Eastleigh → Reading U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Dec 2018
Transfer: Reading U23 → Eastleigh
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Eastleigh FC, FC Reading U23
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2018
Transfer: Bath City → Reading U23
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
Transfer: Reading U23 → Bath City
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bath City, FC Reading U23
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Reading U23
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Reading U18 → Reading U23
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Reading FC U18, FC Reading U21
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Reading Yth. → Reading U18
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 388 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals0 total · 0.00/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.14/90
Clean sheets3 total · 3.00/90
Minutes played by club
Bristol Rovers
3.1%
Bolton Wanderers
11.4%
Cheltenham Town
42.9%
Reading FC
13.1%
Hamilton Academical FC
7.0%
Hamilton Academical FC Reserves
0.9%
Eastleigh FC
9.9%
FC Reading U23
7.8%
Bath City
3.1%
Reading FC U18
0.9%
FC Reading U21
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2,340 |
| Cheltenham Town | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 8,847 |
| Reading FC | 3 | 19/20 | 21/22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2,700 |
| Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1,440 |
| Hamilton Academical FC Reserves | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| Eastleigh FC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2,040 |
| FC Reading U23 | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1,615 |
| Bath City | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| Reading FC U18 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| FC Reading U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | EFL Trophy | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | League One | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,800 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | League One | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4,077 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | League One | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4,140 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Reading FC | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,250 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Betfred Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premiership | Hamilton Academical FC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,350 |
| 19/20 | SFA Cup | Hamilton Academical FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Tunnock Ch. Cup | Hamilton Academical FC Reserves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | National League | Eastleigh FC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 |
| 18/19 | National League Playoffs | Eastleigh FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 17/18 | National League South | Bath City | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 17/18 | PL2 Playoffs | FC Reading U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | FC Reading U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | FC Reading U23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 985 |
| 15/16 | FA Youth Cup | Reading FC U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Reading Yth. | Reading U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Reading U18 | Reading U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-31 | Reading U23 | Bath City | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-04-30 | Bath City | Reading U23 | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-25 | Reading U23 | Eastleigh | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Eastleigh | Reading U23 | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-01 | Reading U23 | Hamilton Acad. | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-03 | Hamilton Acad. | Reading U23 | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-21 | Reading U23 | Hamilton Acad. | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-05-31 | Hamilton Acad. | Reading U23 | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Reading U23 | Reading | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-22 | Reading | Cheltenham | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Cheltenham | Reading | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-11 | Reading | Cheltenham | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Cheltenham | Bolton | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-06 | Bolton | Bristol Rovers | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Broken leg | 2024-04-27 | 2024-06-03 | 38 | 1 |
Current€400k
Peak€500k
Low€100k
Δ since start+€300k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #22907 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21340 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5674 | #12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Brown | 1 | 0 | 544 |
| Ryan Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John McAtee | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Nlundulu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Laurent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Raglan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pett | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bradbury | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Olayinka | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Long | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Lloyd | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie May | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Broom | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Keena | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Freestone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Cheltenham | Reading | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-22 | Reading | Cheltenham | Loan | — | €500k |
| 19/20 | 2020-05-31 | Hamilton Acad. | Reading U23 | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-21 | Reading U23 | Hamilton Acad. | Loan | — | €100k |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-03 | Hamilton Acad. | Reading U23 | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-01 | Reading U23 | Hamilton Acad. | Loan | — | €100k |
| 18/19 | 2019-05-31 | Eastleigh | Reading U23 | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 18/19 | 2018-12-25 | Reading U23 | Eastleigh | Loan | — | €100k |
| 17/18 | 2018-04-30 | Bath City | Reading U23 | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-31 | Reading U23 | Bath City | Loan | — | €100k |
Last 23 matches for Bristol Rovers while Luke Southwood was at the club (joined 2025-07-06). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Bromley FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB4 |
Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB4 |
Barnet FC | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Notts County | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB4 |
Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB4 |
Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Gillingham FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB4 |
Crawley Town | 4–0 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–4 | Tranmere Rovers | Available |
| 2025-10-11 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–4 | Milton Keynes Dons | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB4 |
Walsall FC | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Salford City | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB4 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Barrow AFC | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | GB4 |
Newport County | 2–3 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB4 |
Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB4 |
Chesterfield FC | 3–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB4 |
Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB4 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Harrogate Town | Available |
Teams faced most often by Luke Southwood's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 43% |
| Burton Albion | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 35% |
| Lincoln City | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 25% |
| Exeter City | 39 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 33% |
| Barnsley FC | 39 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 28% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 39 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 26% |
| Cambridge United | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 56% |
| Peterborough United | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 35% |
| Fleetwood Town | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 46% |
| Port Vale FC | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 53% |
| Northampton Town | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 59% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Senior debut season |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 7 | 630 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 24/25 | 26 | 2,340 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 23/24 | 48 | 4,257 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 22/23 | 51 | 4,590 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 21/22 | 26 | 2,340 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.
| Season | Matches | Mins | Clean sheets | CS % | Goals conceded | GC / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 7 | 630 | 3 | 43% | 8 | 1.14 |
| 24/25 | 26 | 2,340 | 5 | 19% | 36 | 1.38 |
| 23/24 | 48 | 4,257 | 11 | 23% | 70 | 1.48 |
| 22/23 | 51 | 4,590 | 16 | 31% | 73 | 1.43 |
| 21/22 | 26 | 2,340 | 3 | 12% | 51 | 1.96 |
| 20/21 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19/20 | 18 | 1,620 | 5 | 28% | 25 | 1.39 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 2,580 | 7 | 25% | 42 | 1.47 |
| 17/18 | 8 | 720 | 2 | 25% | 16 | 2 |
| 16/17 | 11 | 985 | 1 | 9% | 25 | 2.28 |
| 15/16 | 2 | 180 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 1 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League Two
6 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
5 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Cup
9 apps
0 G
0 A
League One
112 apps
0 G
0 A
Championship
26 apps
0 G
0 A
Premiership
15 apps
0 G
0 A
National League
20 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 PL
17 apps
0 G
0 A
National League South
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Luke Southwood is a Northern professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bristol Rovers.
How old is Luke Southwood?
Luke Southwood is 28 years old. He was born on December 6, 1997 in Oxford.
What position does Luke Southwood play?
Luke Southwood plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).
What club does Luke Southwood play for?
Luke Southwood currently plays for Bristol Rovers.
What is Luke Southwood's market value?
Luke Southwood's most recent reported market value is €400k.