Luke Chadwick joined
Norwich on loan on November 15th 2006, partially as a replacement
for the injured Lee Croft and partly
because he had worked with Peter Grant
before.
The Cambridge born
winger came through the youth ranks at Manchester United and had
loan spells at Royal Antwerp, Reading and Burnley during his Old
Trafford days. He moved to West Ham United on a free transfer
in August 2004. After making 36 senior appearances in 17 months
at Upton Park, he moved to Stoke City where he made 50 Championship
appearances - one of the last being the home clash with Norwich
City on 28th October which saw Chadwick score during Stoke's 5-0
victory.
Chadwick was linked
with a move to Norwich during the summer of 2006 but the move
was not completed. He had been willing to move as his family were
in Cambridgeshire and he found the commute to the Potteries too
long. I'm thrilled to be coming to Norwich, he said.
I know Peter Grant from our time at West Ham and Norwich
is a tremendous club. I was devastated when the move fell through
in the close season and I'm delighted to be joining now. The Norwich
thing happened at the start of the season when they showed an
interest, but the gaffer at the time said no. I was happy to come
back to do my best and felt I'd done that. Chadwick cited
family reasons behind a Britannia exit with the blond wideman
making a daily commute from his Cambridge base. I have to
put my family first, he said. My wife and children
moved back at the end of last season and I've got to say it's
been a struggle for me doing all the travelling.
Although scheduled
to return to Stoke on January 3rd 2007, sources in the Potteries
suggest Norwich have agreed a permanent £220,000 switch
for the Cambridge-born flyer in the January transfer window, rising
by a further £100,000 depending on promotion.
Luke made his City
debut in the televised clash at Portman Road on 19th November
2006. He scored Norwich's goal but was later injured as Ipswich
won 3-1
Luke completed his
£200,00 transfer to Carrow Road on 3rd January 2007 but
injuries limited him to just four appearances in his first season
On 1st October 2008,
Luke joined MK Dons on a three month loan deal. Shortly after,
he picked up an injury and returned from his loan early.However
on Wednesday 31st December 2008, Chadwick joined the Dons on a
two and a half year deal, starting 1st January 2009