Luke Michael Norris (born 3 June 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.
He made five first-team appearances during his four years at Brentford, during which he spent time on loan at three clubs; Boreham Wood, Northampton Town and Dagenham & Redbridge.
Norris signed for Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee in August 2016, making 80 appearances and scoring 20 goals in his two seasons there.
[5][6] After four months at Hitchin Town, Norris was invited for a trial at League One club Brentford by academy manager Darren Sarll.
[11] During the 2012–13 season, Norris did not play in the first team, although was Brentford's top scorer in the Professional Development League 2 South, scoring 10 times in 18 appearances.
[12] He made his first starting appearance for Brentford in a 5–3 victory against AFC Wimbledon in the Football League Trophy, scoring his first senior goal in the match.
[14] He attracted transfer interest in May 2014 from League Two clubs Stevenage, Dagenham & Redbridge and Northampton Town[15] and it was reported on 21 June 2014 that he had 48 hours to decide his future.
[22] The return of Clive Platt and Izale McLeod to the team in late November saw Norris' goalscoring run end, as he lost his starting place and was relegated to the substitutes' bench.
[13] Norris replaced Luke Howell just prior to half time and scored an 89th-minute equaliser as Dagenham came back from 3–0 down to draw the match 3–3.
[24] Upon returning to Griffin Park, Brentford academy director Ose Aibangee said "Luke has now proved he can score goals at League Two level and contribute in other ways".
[30] Having scored three times in 15 appearances during the first two months of the 2015–16 season, Norris suffered an ankle injury in a 1–0 away victory at Crewe Alexandra on 17 October 2015.
[31][32] After visiting a consultant, he was ruled out of the first team for between six and ten weeks after it was discovered that a part of his ligament had separated from his ankle bone.
[32] Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh noted that Norris had been "a pivotal part" of the club's start to the season and that they had missed him in the games since his injury.
[36] Norris made 38 appearances that season,[36] which ended early after sustaining a dislocated shoulder in a 1–1 draw with Crawley Town on 2 April 2018.
[38] Despite Swindon activating a clause to extend Norris' contract in May 2018,[39] he signed for fellow League Two club Colchester United on a three-year deal on 27 June 2018.