Former Town skipper Luke Chambers, now with Colchester United, played his 779th league game yesterday as the U’s drew 1-1 at home to Barrow, taking him into the all-time top-10 league appearance makers.

Chambers, 37, was with the Blues between the summers of 2012 and 2021, making 376 of those appearances for Town.

The centre-half, who has also represented Northampton and Nottingham Forest, looks set to move up to ninth in the next 10 days with former Wales international Robbie James only two games ahead of him.

Ex-England keeper Peter Shilton heads the list with 1,005 appearances, while MK Dons’ full-back Dean Lewington is the only other current player in the top 10, eighth on 783 and also firmly in Chambers’s sights.

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JewellintheTown added 02:11 - Feb 6 If we could bottle Chambers attitude & loyalty & work ethic to this club & get all the current team to drink before every match, we'd be comfortably top of the league Congrats Luke. Would welcome him back in a staff role once his playing days are over.
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Whos_blue added 08:46 - Feb 6 An amazing achievement by a model professional. I genuinely feel sorry for those who's lives are so clearly missing something, that they feel the need to post negative comments on such a positive story.
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Nomore4 added 09:55 - Feb 6 Could make a great defensive howlers by a defender flick. At home V Sunderland a few years back being a classic Chambo I'm a pub footballer moment.
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Nomore4 added 09:58 - Feb 6 Looking back @who'sblue I'm struggling to think of anything positive to say regarding captain fantastics time at ITFC
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Nomore4 added 10:07 - Feb 6 Yes Jewelinthetown got paid 40k ish per month for carrying out those roles so well.
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