Ian McShane (footballer)

Ian McShane (born 20 December 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darvel, having previously played for Queen of the South, Ross County and St Mirren. McShane is the younger cousin of former Hamilton Academical player John McShane.

Ian McShane
Personal information
Full name Ian McShane
Date of birth (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Darvel
Youth career
Queen of the South
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Queen of the South 78 (5)
2015–2017 Ross County 26 (3)
2017–2019 St Mirren 39 (5)
2019–2020 Falkirk 30 (3)
2020– Darvel 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

Queen of the South

McShane is a product of the youth policy of Dumfries club Queen of the South. He figured in the 2010 pre season set up for Queens before being formally announced on the club website on 25 July 2010 as having officially signed a senior player's contract along with fellow youth team players Dan Orsi, Steven Degnan and Gavin Reilly.[1] McShane made his Queen of the South debut in a 5–0 Scottish Challenge Cup victory against East Fife on 4 September 2010.[2] McShane's league debut was on 15 January 2011, as a 90th-minute substitute in the 3–0 away win versus Falkirk.[3]

Ross County

On 25 May 2015, McShane signed for Ross County on a three-year contract.[4][5] McShane made his debut on 1 August 2015, in a 2–0 defeat versus Celtic.[6] McShane scored his first two goals for County in a 3–2 loss to Aberdeen, a low-driven freekick and a long range effort.[7] It was announced on 23 May 2017 that McShane had been instructed by County to find another club.[8]

St Mirren

On 13 July 2017, McShane signed for Scottish Championship club St Mirren on a two-year contract.[9]

Falkirk

McShane signed for Falkirk in January 2019 on an 18-month contract.[10] He played regularly starting 16 competitive first team games and scoring 3 goals[11] before Falkirk were relegated on the last game of the season finishing bottom of the table.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 November 2019 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen of the South 2010–11[14] First Division 13000001[lower-alpha 1]0140
2011–12[15] 4000100050
2012–13[16] Second Division 0010100020
2013–14[17] Championship 28330205[lower-alpha 2]0383
2014–15[18] 33230203[lower-alpha 3]0412
Total 7857060901005
Ross County 2015–16[19] Premiership 183404000263
2016–17[20] 80003000110
Total 263407000373
St Mirren 2017–18[21] Championship 31520403[lower-alpha 1]0405
2018–19[22] Premiership 8000100090
Total 39 5 2 0 5 0 3 0 49 5
Falkirk 2018–19 Championship 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
2019–20 League One 9 0 0 0 4 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 15 0
Total 25 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 31 3
Career total 1681613022
012021716
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs
  3. One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club
Ross County

References
  1. "New Signings". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. "Queen of South 5–0 East Fife". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. "Falkirk 0 – 3 Queen of the South". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. "TRANSFER NEWS – IAN MCSHANE SIGNS A 3 YEAR DEAL". www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County F.C. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. http://www.qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=2821
  6. "Celtic 2 – 0 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. "Ross County 2 – Aberdeen 3". BBC SPORT. BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. BBC, BBC SPORT. "Club captain Paul Quinn one of several Ross County departures". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. BBC. "St Mirren sign Ian McShane after midfielder leaves Ross County". Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. "Falkirk sign Motherwell's Ross MacLean and St Mirren's Ian McShane". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. Ian McShane on Soccerway
  12. "Falkirk relegated despite win over champions Ross County" Evening Express, 4 May 2019
  13. Ian McShane at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  14. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  21. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  22. "Games played by Ian McShane in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  23. Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). "Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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