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Luke Offord

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Luke Offord
Offord with Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Luke William Offord[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Chichester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 6
Youth career
–2017 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Crewe Alexandra 152 (2)
2019 → Witton Albion (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Nantwich Town (loan) 7 (0)
2024–2026 Milton Keynes Dons 83 (6)
2026– Crewe Alexandra 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:39, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Luke William Offord (born 19 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who is in his second spell playing as a defender for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra. He has previously also played for Witton Albion and Nantwich Town (both on loan) and Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

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Crewe Alexandra

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Offord graduated from Crewe's academy in summer 2018.[3] He was given a two-year contract (with an optional two-year extension) in May 2019 having spent time on loan at Witton Albion.[4]

Offord playing for Crewe at Morecambe, 29 February 2020

In December 2019, Offord went on a month's loan to Nantwich Town.[5] Soon after his return to Crewe, he made his first team debut, and first Crewe start, playing at centre-half in a 2–0 win over Leyton Orient on 28 January 2020,[6][7] and then helping the team to win four of their next six games.[8]

He scored his first league goal for Crewe on 10 October 2020, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win against Wigan Athletic at Gresty Road.[9] On 13 November 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Crewe through to the summer of 2023.[10] After featuring regularly in Crewe's defence, he suffered a serious (grade 3) hamstring injury in a match against Bristol Rovers on 19 January 2021,[11] requiring a prolonged recovery.[12] He returned to first team action in April 2021, but then suffered another hamstring injury requiring a further prolonged lay-off.[13]

In February 2022, Crewe's then manager David Artell said Offord could be a future captain of the club after consistent performances in the Crewe backline,[14] and in July 2022, Artell's successor Alex Morris appointed Offord as captain for the 2022–23 season.[15] At the end of the season, Crewe triggered an extension of his contract.[16]

On 9 August 2023, Offord scored Crewe's goal in a 1–1 draw in their EFL League Cup first round tie against Championship side Sunderland at the Stadium of Light; Crewe won the tie 5–3 on penalties.[17] However, Offord's season was cut short after he suffered an ankle ligament injury against Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 17 February 2024. With surgery scheduled for 1 March 2024, Offord was ruled out for the rest of the season[18][19] and Mickey Demetriou replaced him as club captain for the season's final games.[20]

Milton Keynes Dons

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In May 2024, Offord was offered a new contract by Crewe,[21] but opted to join Milton Keynes Dons upon the expiry of his current contract.[22] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 1–2 home defeat to Bradford City.[23] He scored his first Dons goals, a brace, in the side's 6–3 league defeat at Newport County on 21 December 2024.[24]

Offord went on to become a key part of the club's promotion-winning 2025–26 season, featuring 41 times.[25] Despite this, he was later named as one of nine players released by the club at the conclusion of his contract on 30 June 2026.[26]

Crewe Alexandra (second spell)

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On 30 June 2026, Offord rejoined Crewe Alexandra on a two-year contract.[27] He scored the first goal of his new spell on 5 September 2026 in a 1–1 draw against York City at Gresty Road.[28]

Career statistics

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As of 13 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Witton Albion (loan) 2018–19[29] NPL Premier Division 80———80
Nantwich Town (loan) 2019–20[30] NPL Premier Division 70———70
Crewe Alexandra 2019–20[31]League Two9000000090
2020–21[32]League One281200000301
2021–22[33]League One44010102[a]0480
2022–23[34]League Two40020102[a]0450
2023–24[35]League Two31130212[a]0382
Total 15228041601703
Milton Keynes Dons 2024–25[36] League Two 42310001[a]0443
2025–26[37] League Two 413301000453
Total 836401010896
Crewe Alexandra 2026–27[38]League Two6100200081
Career total 2569120717028210
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Milton Keynes Dons

References

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  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Luke Offord at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Luke Offord". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Contracts: Sass-Davies, Offord & Lundstram Pen New Deals". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Luke Offord joins Nantwich Town". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Boss Praise For Debutant Offord". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. ↑ Morse, Peter (2 March 2020). "Crewe Alex: 'I've surprised myself a bit' - Luke Offord". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Luke Offord Agrees Fresh Terms". CreweAlex.net. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Offord Hamstring Injury Not As Bad As First Feared". CreweAlex.net. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Not Such Good News On Offord Though". CreweAlex.net. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Crewe Alex: Offord out for rest of term as Artell puts Finney comeback on hold for now". Crewe Nub News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Offord Has All The Credentials To Become A Captain". CreweAlex.net. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (12 July 2022). "Challenge set for new Crewe Alex captain Luke Offord". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023". CreweAlex.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Sunderland 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Luke Offord: Crewe Alexandra captain likely to miss the rest of the season". BBC Sport. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "Injury Update: Offord, Williams, Long & Finney". CreweAlex.net. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "Demetriou will captain Railwaymen". CreweAlex.net. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  21. ↑ "Crewe release five players but offer five more new deals". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "DonDeal: Offord becomes MK Dons' second summer signing". MK Dons. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  23. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City". BBC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  24. ↑ "Report: Newport County 6-3 MK Dons". MK Dons FC. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  25. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Tranmere Rovers: Hosts promoted to League One". BBC. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons retained list 2026". Milton Keynes Dons. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Signing : Offord comes home!". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 1-1 York City". BBC Sport. 5 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  29. ↑ "Witton Albion – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2018-2019". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  30. ↑ "Nantwich Town – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 September 2026.
  39. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons - Warne's men finish second". BBC. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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