29 Facts About Luke Chambers

Luke Chambers was born on 28 September 1985 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Luke Chambers began his career at Northampton Town, for whom he made over 100 appearances in five years, and Nottingham Forest where he made over 200 appearances.

Luke Chambers joined Ipswich Town in July 2012 on a free transfer, and was appointed club captain in 2014.

Luke Chambers went on to make over 370 appearances for the club before departing in 2021.

Luke Chambers joined Colchester United in June 2021 where he remained until his retirement in 2023.

Luke Chambers quickly became a regular in the first-team at Northampton, making 29 appearances during his first full season at the club.

Luke Chambers was named captain by then Northampton manager Colin Calderwood, who later signed him for Nottingham Forest.

Luke Chambers continued to serve as a first-team regular following Northampton's promotion to League One.

Luke Chambers signed for Forest for an undisclosed fee on 30 January 2007, rejoining former Northampton manager Calderwood.

Luke Chambers scored eight goals in total, six of them in the league.

On 4 August 2008, Luke Chambers signed a new three-year contract, keeping him at the City Ground until 2011.

Luke Chambers impressed with consistent performances, keeping Wilson out of the first team and becoming a first choice, alongside Wes Morgan, in the centre of Forest's defence.

However, at the end of a difficult season for Forest, he turned down the offer of a new contract, and at midnight on 30 June 2012 Luke Chambers became a free agent.

Luke Chambers signed a three-year deal at Ipswich Town on a free transfer on 9 July 2012.

Luke Chambers captained the club for the first time during the game due to the absence of regular captain Carlos Edwards through injury.

Luke Chambers impressed in his debut season at Portman Road, being named Town's Players' Player of the year.

Luke Chambers officially took over the role of club captain following the departure of Carlos Edwards.

Luke Chambers made 48 appearances across all competitions, scoring 3 goals, including a 90th-minute winner over Queens Park Rangers at Portman Road on Boxing Day 2015.

In May 2017 Luke Chambers signed a new two-year deal with the club, keeping him at Portman Road until 2019.

Luke Chambers retained his captaincy following the arrival of Paul Hurst in 2018.

On 11 August 2018, in a match against Rotherham United at Portman Road, Luke Chambers became Ipswich Town's highest appearance maker this century, having played 281 games for the club.

Luke Chambers became the first Ipswich player since 1957 to have scored goals in both the second and third tiers of English football for the club.

On 20 October 2020, Luke Chambers moved into the top 10 league appearance makers of all time for Ipswich Town, making his 344th appearance for the club away at Doncaster Rovers and moving into joint 10th place in the list alongside Jimmy Leadbetter, before becoming the 10th highest appearance maker outright in the following game away to Lincoln City on 24 October.

On 10 May 2021, Ipswich announced that Luke Chambers would be leaving the club after nine years at Portman Road.

On 20 June 2021, Luke Chambers joined fellow East Anglian club Colchester United on a free transfer, reuniting him with former teammates Cole Skuse, Tommy Smith and Dean Gerken.

On 4 February 2023, Luke Chambers made his 779th league appearance, moving him into the top ten for the most appearances in English league football.

On 12 May 2023, Colchester confirmed that Luke Chambers would be released upon the expiration of his contract, having made 96 appearances for the club in all competitions during his two year spell.

On 3 August 2023, Luke Chambers announced his retirement from football at the age of 37.

Luke Chambers was awarded the Sir Tom Finney Award at the 2024 EFL Awards, recognising players who made an outstanding contribution to football and the league.