Luke Offord

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
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 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:54, 30 June 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

Crewe Alexandra

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

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)

On 30 June 2026, Offord rejoined Crewe Alexandra on a two-year contract.[27]

Career statistics

As of 2 May 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[28] NPL Premier Division 80———80
Nantwich Town (loan) 2019–20[29] NPL Premier Division 70———70
Crewe Alexandra 2019–20[30]League Two9000000090
2020–21[31]League One281200000301
2021–22[32]League One44010102[a]0480
2022–23[33]League Two40020102[a]0450
2023–24[34]League Two31130212[a]0382
Total 15228041601703
Milton Keynes Dons 2024–25[35] League Two 423100010443
2025–26[36] League Two 413301000453
Total 836401010896
Career total 250812051702749
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Milton Keynes Dons

References

  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. ↑ "Witton Albion – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2018-2019". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  29. ↑ "Nantwich Town – Appearances – Luke Offord – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Luke Offord in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  37. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons - Warne's men finish second". BBC. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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