James Shea

James Shea
Personal information
Full name James William Shea[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 36
Youth career
2007–2010 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Arsenal 0 (0)
2011 → Southampton (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 1 (0)
2013 Needham Market 1 (0)
2013–2014 Harrow Borough 32 (0)
2014–2017 AFC Wimbledon 95 (0)
2017– Luton Town 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:55, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

James William Shea (born 16 June 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League One club Luton Town.

Career

Arsenal

Born in Islington, Shea joined Arsenal's youth team in August 2007. In 2009, he won both the FA Youth Cup and Premier Academy League with the Gunners.[3][4]

Shea joined League One club Southampton on a month-long loan in February 2011 to act as cover for the injured Bartosz Białkowski. However, he was recalled after eight days by Arsenal without making an appearance.[5]

Shea was sent out on loan for the entire 2011–12 season to League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge.[6] He made his debut as a substitute for Chris Lewington in the match against Macclesfield at Moss Lane.[7] Despite getting a yellow card for wasting time, he helped his team to win their first league match of the season by scoreline of 1–0.

He was recalled from his loan by Arsenal on 5 December 2011.[8] On 18 September 2012, he was on the bench because of injuries to Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański for a UEFA Champions League match against Montpellier HSC.[9] On 30 June 2013, he was released along with nine other young players at Arsenal.[10]

Non-League

After a short spell with Needham Market of Division One North,[11] in October 2013 Shea signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough, where he played 36 matches, with 32 of these in the league.[12]

AFC Wimbledon

Shea joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer on 4 July 2014.[13]

Shea was Wimbledon's regular goalkeeper during the 2014–15 season and at the start of the 2015–16 season, but was replaced by loan signings when he was injured, and was not able to regain his place. He was on the substitutes' bench for all of the matches of the League Two play-offs of 2016 where Wimbledon reached the final and eventually won 2–0 against Plymouth Argyle at Wembley thus securing the club's promotion to League One.[14]

Luton Town

On 3 July 2017, Shea joined Luton Town on a one-year contract.[15]

International experience

Shea has not yet represented England at any level but he is also eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland.[16] In August 2010, Shea trained with the England squad at Arsenal's London Colney training ground because of an injury to David Stockdale.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2010–11[18] Premier League 0000000000
2011–12[19] Premier League 00——0000
2012–13[20] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Southampton (loan) 2010–11[18] League One 00———00
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2011–12[19] League Two 1010101[lower-alpha 1]040
Harrow Borough 2013–14[12] Isthmian League Premier Division 320——4[lower-alpha 2]0360
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15[21] League Two 38040103[lower-alpha 1]0460
2015–16[22] League Two 21000101[lower-alpha 1]0230
2016–17[23] League One 36050002[lower-alpha 3]0430
Total 9509020601120
Luton Town 2017–18[24] League Two 8000005[lower-alpha 3]0130
2018–19[25] League One 100001000110
Total 180001050240
Career total 1460100401601760
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Three appearances in Isthmian League Cup, one in Middlesex Senior Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Arsenal

AFC Wimbledon

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "James Shea". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "James Shea". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 Taylor, Declan (17 May 2009). "Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Kyle Bartley". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Southampton sign Arsenal goalkeeper James Shea on loan". BBC News. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Daggers sign Arsenal keeper James Shea". 27 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Macclesfield 0–1 Dagenham". BBC News. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Shea returns from Dangenham loan spell | News Archive | News. Arsenal F.C. (5 December 2011). Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  9. ↑ Smith, Ben (18 September 2012). "Montpellier 1–2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  10. ↑ Smith, Ben (30 May 2013). "Arsenal release 10 young players". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "Needham Market Star Signs For Harrow Borough". The Non League Football Paper. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  12. 1 2 "The team: James Shea: 2013–14". Harrow Borough F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2018 – via Pitchero.
  13. ↑ "James Shea: AFC Wimbledon sign former Arsenal goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  14. 1 2 Pilnick, Brent (30 May 2016). "AFC Wimbledon 2 Plymouth Argyle 0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "James Shea: Luton Town sign former AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Lawton, Matt (1 September 2010). "England No 1 Joe Hart joined by Arsenal rookie James Shea as goalkeeper crisis deepens". Daily Mail. London.
  17. ↑ James Shea trains with the England squad | News Archive | News. Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by James Shea in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by James Shea in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  26. 1 2 "Boro's James Shea earns Dons move". Pitchero.com.
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