Luke Samuel Garbutt (born 21 May 1993) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Blackpool
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. Usually a
left back
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, he is also capable of playing as a
winger. He has previously played for
Everton,
Cheltenham Town,
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
,
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandswo ...
,
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 193 ...
,
Oxford United
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and
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn professio ...
.
Club career
Everton
Born in
Harrogate
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,
North Yorkshire
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,
[ Garbutt attended ]Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate Grammar School is a co-educational academy school and sixth form in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It has around 1,900 pupils in the main school. A 2022 Ofsted inspection rated the school as 'Outstanding' in all five areas of ...
where he played in the Year 7 School Football team that reached the Harrogate and District Cup Final in 2005. His impressive performances for his junior club team, Pannal Ash Juniors, saw him signed by Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...
where he began his professional career. Shortly after leaving school, he was signed from their academy by Everton in 2009, for an initial fee of £600,000 which was set by a tribunal as the two clubs could not agree a fee. He was loaned to Cheltenham Town during the 2011–12 season.
In the 2012–13 season Garbutt made his Everton debut, coming on at half-time during a 5–0 League Cup
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second-round win over Leyton Orient
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on 29 August 2012.
Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Garbutt signed a new two-year contract with Everton, and during the season went to Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
on loan.
Garbutt made his Premier League debut as a late substitute at Southampton in April 2014 and built on that with his first appearance for England's Under-21s in a 3–1 European Championship qualifying win over Wales the following month.
Cheltenham Town (loan)
In September 2011 he joined Cheltenham Town on an initial one-month loan deal. He made his professional debut as Cheltenham beat Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...
3–1 on 4 October 2011 in the Football League Trophy
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. His FA Cup
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debut was memorable as Cheltenham were drawn away to Premier League
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team Tottenham Hotspur
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; the game ended 3–0 to Tottenham. He continued to extend his loan spell and on 31 January 2012 scored his first goal, a free kick in a 3–1 win away at Macclesfield
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, sending Cheltenham to the top of the league in the process. He scored again in the following game, netting the opening goal against Crawley Town
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from outside the area. On 13 February he extended his loan spell by a further five weeks.
Colchester United (loan)
On 13 September 2013, Garbutt joined League One
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side Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
on an initial 28-day loan. He made his debut the following day, in a 2–2 draw against Bradford City
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...
at Valley Parade
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. On 28 January 2014, Everton recalled Garbutt from his loan spell following the lengthy injury to Bryan Oviedo
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.
Return to Everton
After making his first start for the club at the beginning of the 2014–15 season in a League Cup
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defeat to Swansea City
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in September, Garbutt started the final two UEFA Europa League
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group stage games, helping Everton finish top of the group with a clean sheet in a 2–0 win away to Wolfsburg
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. Garbutt was part of the starting 11 in both legs of the Europa League round of 16 tie against Swiss side BSC Young Boys
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in February, Everton progressing 7–2 on aggregate. This was the beginning of an extended run in the first team for Garbutt, starting in the following Premier League game against Arsenal
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, taking advantage of an injury to regular left-back Leighton Baines to maintain his place in the starting 11.
On 30 June 2015, Everton announced that Garbutt had signed new five-year deal with the club.
Fulham (loan)
On 25 July 2015, Garbutt was loaned to Championship
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Title match system
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side Fulham
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for the 2015–16 season. He made his debut on 4 October 2015, in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic
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at The Valley. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2–2 draw with Bolton Wanderers
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on 19 December 2015. He returned from his loan spell having made 26 appearances for the London club, scoring once.
Wigan Athletic (loan)
On 16 August 2016, Garbutt returned to the Championship, joining newly promoted Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 193 ...
on a four-and-a-half-month loan. He made his debut for the club on 20 August 2018, in a 4–3 defeat to Nottingham Forest
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. Garbutt made 8 appearances for Wigan during his loan spell with the club.
Oxford United (loan)
On 2 July 2018, Garbutt joined League One
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club Oxford United
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on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 February 2019, in a 4–2 defeat to Accrington Stanley
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. He made 36 appearances in all competitions during his time at the Kassam Stadium
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The Kassam Stadium currently hosts League One (third t ...
, scoring 4 goals.
Ipswich Town (loan) and release
On 12 July 2019, he joined Ipswich Town
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The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn professio ...
on a season long loan deal. His scored his first goal for the club on his debut on 3 August 2019, netting the winning goal in a 1–0 away win against Burton Albion
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on the opening day of the 2019–20 season. He made 30 appearances during his loan spell at Ipswich, scoring 6 goals, including two long-range free-kicks against Tranmere Rovers
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and Lincoln City.
On 26 June 2020, it was announced that Garbutt would leave Everton at the end of the month upon the expiration of his contract, ending his 11-year association with the club.
Blackpool
On 22 September 2020, Garbutt joined Blackpool
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on a free transfer, signing a 12-month contract. He signed a two-year extension to his contract on 10 June 2021.
International career
Garbutt has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.
He made his England U-16 debut against Germany in March 2008 and made his final England U-16 appearance against Scotland in November 2008. Four months earlier, he had made his England U-17 debut against Finland.
He helped England win the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
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and played in the final where England beat Spain 2–1. His performances earned him a place in the Team of the Tournament.
On 17 May 2013, he was named in manager Peter Taylor's provisional squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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. Initially he did not make the final 21-man squad, but after Leeds United
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defender Sam Byram
Samuel Mark Byram (born 16 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Championship club Leeds United.
Club career
Byram was born in Thurrock, Essex, before moving north, where he attended Ralph Butter ...
pulled out through injury he was named as his replacement. He made his debut on 16 June, in a 3–0 win in a warm-up game against Uruguay
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.
On 11 August, he was called up to the England under-21 squad to replace Southampton
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left-back Luke Shaw, for the friendly match against Scotland
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. Garbutt was an unused substitute as England won the game 6–0.
Career statistics
Honours
Blackpool
*EFL League One play-offs
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: 2021
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England U17
*UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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Spain national under ...
: 2010
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Individual
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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Spain national under ...
Team of the Tournament: 2010
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References
External links
Luke Garbutt profile at evertonfc.com
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1993 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Harrogate
Footballers from North Yorkshire
English footballers
England youth international footballers
England under-21 international footballers
Association football defenders
Everton F.C. players
Cheltenham Town F.C. players
Colchester United F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
Wigan Athletic F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
English Football League players
Premier League players
People educated at Harrogate Grammar School