Jimmy Shepherd

Jimmy Shepherd
Personal information
Full name James Frederick Alan Shepherd[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Maldon & Tiptree
Youth career
2009–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 (0)
2016 → East Thurrock United (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Barkingside (loan) 11 (0)
2016 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Egham Town (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 → Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Whitehawk (loan) 5 (0)
2017 → East Grinstead Town (loan)
2017 East Grinstead Town
2017–2018 Harlow Town 17 (0)
2018– Maldon & Tiptree 15 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:26, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

James Frederick Alan Shepherd (born 23 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maldon & Tiptree.

Club career

Shepherd was born in the London Borough of Newham, and grew up in nearby Hornchurch.[3] He started his career with local side Dagenham & Redbridge in 2009, progressing through the youth system to sign a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2014.[4] In January 2016, he was sent out on loan to Isthmian League Premier Division side East Thurrock United to gain experience in senior football.[5] He made two appearances as a substitute during his one-month spell with the Rooks.[6] In February 2016, he was sent out on loan again to Isthmian League Division One North side Barkingside along with fellow scholars Kai Heather, Darren Foxley and David Nicol-Wilson.[7] He featured regularly as a starter for Barkingside as the team struggled near the bottom of the table, he returned to Dagenham in April having made eleven appearances.[8] He made his debut for Dagenham on 30 April in a 3–0 home win over Crawley Town.[9]

In August 2016, he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan deal.[10] He was a regular starter during his loan spell making six appearances in all competitions during the month.[11] In October 2016, he joined Southern Football League Division One Central side Egham Town on a one-month loan deal, where he went on to make eight first team appearances.[12] In December 2016, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Billericay Town on a one-month loan deal.[13] He went on to make four league appearances during the month.[14] In February 2017, he was sent out on loan again signing a one-month loan with National League South side Whitehawk.[15] He spent a month with the Hawks making a total of five appearances.[11] In March 2017, he was sent out on loan for the fourth time of the season, joining Isthmian League Division One South side East Grinstead Town for a month.[16] However, later in the month his contract with Dagenham was terminated and he remained with East Grinstead until the end of the season.[17]

In July 2017, he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Harlow Town, where he went on to make 26 appearances in all competitions.[18] In January 2018, he dropped down a division to sign for Isthmian League North Division Maldon & Tiptree.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16[9] League Two 2000000020
2016–17[20] National League 20——0020
Total 4000000040
East Thurrock United (loan) 2015–16[6] IL Premier Division 20———20
Barkingside (loan) 2015–16[8] IL Division One North 110———110
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2016–17[11] SL Premier Division 5010——60
Egham Town (loan) 2016–17[11] SL Division One Central 70———70
Billericay Town (loan) 2016–17[14] IL Premier Division 40———40
Whitehawk (loan) 2016–17[11] National League South 50———50
Harlow Town 2017–18[21] IL Premier Division 17020—4[lower-alpha 1]0230
Maldon & Tiptree 2017–18[22] IL North Division 152———152
Career total 702300040772
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 71. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Jimmy Shepherd". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Academy Team 2014/15". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "First and Second Year Academy Scholar Player Profiles". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rocks boss brings in trio". Non League Daily. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2015/2016 - East Thurrock". East Thurrock United F.C. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gulfer: Barkingside face 12-pointer against Waltham Abbey". Ilford Recorder. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2015/2016 - Barkingside". East Thurrock United F.C. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "LEWIS BOLSTERS HAYES & YEADING SQUAD". Non League Pitchero. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "J. Shepherd - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Post Match Reaction: Jimmy Shepherd On Maidstone United". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Loan Announcement: Jimmy Shepherd". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Loan Update: 29th December". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    "Loan Update: 3rd January 2017". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    "Loan Update: 9th January". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    "Loan Update: 17th January 2017". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Loan Announcement: Jimmy Shepherd Joins Whitehawk FC". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Loan Announcement: Jimmy Shepherd Joins East Grinstead". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Daggers Cancel Shepherd`s Contract". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  18. ↑ "Hawks Squad Coming Together". Non League Pitchero. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "New Keeper & Defender For Jammers". Non League Pitchero. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd - Harlow". Harlow Town F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd - Maldon". Maldon & Tiptree F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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