Chris Lucketti began his career at Halifax Town in 1991, in his time there he made 78 appearances before leaving in 1993 when he moved to Bury. Whilst there he made 235 first team experiences. In 1999 he joined Huddersfield Town. At the start of the 2001/02 season he moved from Huddersfield to Preston for a 750,000 pound deal and played over 200 times for them.