Luke Foster

Foster made his debut for Scarborough in a 1–0 defeat to Hereford United, coming on as a 76th minute substitute.

He started the following match in the club's 2–1 loss at Carlisle United, and went on to make 10 appearances during the loan agreement.

Luke James Foster (born 8 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One East club Loughborough Dynamo.

Foster started his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday, signing a professional contract with the club at the age of 18.

He joined Scarborough on work experience in September 2004, and was also loaned out to Conference North club Alfreton Town in February 2005 until the end of the 2004–05 season.

He joined Conference National club Scarborough on work experience in September 2004.

Foster played his last game for the club in the final game of the 2004–05 season, a 3–1 loss at Stafford Rangers.

He played in 19 games for the club during the loan spell, scoring three goals.

On returning to his parent club, Foster was released, and joined Lincoln City in June 2005.

He was loaned out to York City the following season on a two-month loan.

Foster returned to his parent club, but failed to make any first-team appearances, and was subsequently loaned out to Conference North club Alfreton Town in February 2005 until the end of the season.

He made his Alfreton debut in the club's 3–0 victory against Woking in the FA Trophy.

He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat against Southport.

On his return to Sheffield Wednesday in May 2005, Foster was released and later joined League Two club Lincoln City on a one-year contract ahead of the 2005–06 season.

Foster made his debut for Lincoln in the club's first game of the season, a 2–1 defeat to Notts County.

He played sporadically throughout the campaign, and made 17 appearances, scoring once in a 5–0 win against Grimsby Town on 25 March 2006.

Despite playing a peripheral role during the campaign, Foster signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.

However, Foster did not play again for Lincoln during the 2006–07 campaign and, after training with York City, he joined the Conference National club on a one-month emergency loan on 5 October 2006 due to injuries to defenders.

He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win against Aldershot Town.

This loan deal was extended for a second month on 3 November 2006, but after Foster suffered an ankle injury during the last week of the loan, he returned to his parent club on 4 December 2006.

He made his last appearance for York in the club's 1–0 defeat to League One team Bristol City in the FA Cup first round.

He made seven appearances for York during a two-month loan spell with the club.

Foster returned to Lincoln in December, and a month later was told by the club that he was free to find another club after being told he was not part of the club's first-team plans.

In January 2007, Foster was released by Lincoln, and he joined Stalybridge Celtic on a short-term contract.

He left Stalybridge a month later, in order to join Oxford United on an initial six-month deal.

Foster went on to play over 100 times for Oxford in just under three years at the club, winning two end of season awards in the process.

He subsequently mutually agreed to cancel his contract with Lincoln in January 2007, enabling him to join Conference North club Stalybridge Celtic on a free transfer.

He made his debut for Stalybridge in the FA Trophy, starting in a 1–1 draw against Kettering Town, scoring an own goal just before half-time.

He scored his first goal for the club against one of his former employers, Alfreton, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory.

He made six appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring once.

After just a month at Stalybridge, Foster returned to the highest tier in non-League football, joining Conference National club Oxford United on 16 February 2007.

In January 2010 Foster signed for Mansfield Town, where he spent just five months.

He then joined Stevenage on a two-year contract in May 2010, helping the club earn promotion to League One in their first ever season in the Football League.

After just one season at Stevenage, Foster joined Rotherham United in June 2011, spending an injury-hit season with the club before being released.

He briefly spent time at Matlock Town, before joining Preston North End in December 2012 for a six-month period.

Foster returned to Lincoln City during the 2013–14 season, before spending two years as club captain at Conference Premier side Southport.

He left Southport in February 2016 and signed for Harrogate Town for the remainder of the campaign.

A brief stint as player-coach at Ilkeston followed as Foster moved into part-time football, also playing for Northern Premier League clubs Coalville Town, Brighouse Town, Goole, Barwell and Loughborough Dynamo respectively.

Foster grew up in South Yorkshire and attended Wombwell High School.

Foster began his career as a trainee in the Sheffield Wednesday youth academy.