Scott Shearer
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Scott Shearer is a Scottish
footballer who plays for Crawley Town
as a goalkeeper.
, Shearer began his career in Scotland with Albion Rovers before moving to amateur side Tower Hearts. He then returned to Albion before joining Coventry City
in 2003. During his time at Albion he managed to score a goal, a last-minute equaliser at Hampden Park
against Queen's Park
in August 2003.
After joining Coventry, Shearer represented Scotland as part of their national B team
in December 2003.
After playing 30 league games for Coventry in his first season, he played just 8 times in 2004–05, getting replaced by Luke Steele. Playing his last Coventry match in March 2005, Shearer went on loan to Rushden & Diamonds
in February 2005 before a permanent move to Bristol Rovers on 27 July 2005 for the start of the 2005–06 season.
Shearer was Bristol Rovers' first choice keeper for 2005-06, making 44 League Two
appearances. At the end of the season, he had accumulated 144 league appearances for his clubs. However, after the signing of Steve Phillips
, Shearer lost his place in the first team. Despite returning to the team in October 2006, playing three consecutive matches, he was told he would be dropped again. He joined Shrewsbury Town on a three-month deal on 25 October 2006 to provide cover during Ryan Esson
's recovery from a facial injury. After Esson's retturn to fitness, Shearer had established himself as Shrewsbury's first-choice goalkeeper, and the loan was extended to the end of the season. His last game for Shrewsbury would have been the League Two play-off final, had it not been against his parent club Bristol Rovers, whom he was not allowed to face.
Shearer's first season with Wycombe was ruined by injury. After playing only five games he damaged his knee ligaments in training and was forced to spend the rest of the season on the sidelines, with Wycombe having to bring in loan goalkeepers Frank Fielding
and Przemysław Kazimierczak to cover his and Jamie Young
's absences. His second season was much more consistent, though an injury late in the season meant that Young came into the team and stayed as number one even when Shearer returned. Despite this though, he was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2008–09 season. After Wycombe's relegation from League One at the end of the 2009–10 season, Shearer was released from the club.
On 26 July 2010, he joined Conference National
side Wrexham.
At the end of December it was announced he would leave Wrexham and join Crawley Town
on 1 January 2011.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer who plays for Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Shearer began his career in Scotland with Albion Rovers before moving to amateur side Tower Hearts. He then returned to Albion before joining Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
in 2003. During his time at Albion he managed to score a goal, a last-minute equaliser at Hampden Park
Hampden Park
Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...
against Queen's Park
Queen's Park F.C.
Queen's Park Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club are currently the only amateur club in the Scottish League; their amateur status is reflected by their motto, Ludere Causa Ludendi – to play for the sake of playing.Queen's Park are the oldest...
in August 2003.
After joining Coventry, Shearer represented Scotland as part of their national B team
Scotland B national football team
The Scotland B national football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is a secondary football team of Scotland, run occasionally as support for the Scotland national football team as a second string side to the first team....
in December 2003.
After playing 30 league games for Coventry in his first season, he played just 8 times in 2004–05, getting replaced by Luke Steele. Playing his last Coventry match in March 2005, Shearer went on loan to Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds F.C.
Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of...
in February 2005 before a permanent move to Bristol Rovers on 27 July 2005 for the start of the 2005–06 season.
Shearer was Bristol Rovers' first choice keeper for 2005-06, making 44 League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
appearances. At the end of the season, he had accumulated 144 league appearances for his clubs. However, after the signing of Steve Phillips
Steve Phillips (footballer)
Steven John "Steve" Phillips is an English football goalkeeper, currently with Crewe Alexandra.-Career:The West Country goalkeeper began his career in Non-League with Paulton Rovers and then earned a big move to Bristol City where he went on to play 250 league appearances for the Ashton Gate...
, Shearer lost his place in the first team. Despite returning to the team in October 2006, playing three consecutive matches, he was told he would be dropped again. He joined Shrewsbury Town on a three-month deal on 25 October 2006 to provide cover during Ryan Esson
Ryan Esson
Ryan Esson is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.-Aberdeen:...
's recovery from a facial injury. After Esson's retturn to fitness, Shearer had established himself as Shrewsbury's first-choice goalkeeper, and the loan was extended to the end of the season. His last game for Shrewsbury would have been the League Two play-off final, had it not been against his parent club Bristol Rovers, whom he was not allowed to face.
Shearer's first season with Wycombe was ruined by injury. After playing only five games he damaged his knee ligaments in training and was forced to spend the rest of the season on the sidelines, with Wycombe having to bring in loan goalkeepers Frank Fielding
Frank Fielding
Francis David "Frank" Fielding is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Derby County.-Club career:Born in Blackburn Lancashire, Fielding is a product of Blackburn Rovers Academy. He joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on 28 September 2007 on a three-month loan deal alongside...
and Przemysław Kazimierczak to cover his and Jamie Young
Jamie Young
Jamie Iain Young is an Australian-born English football goalkeeper, currently playing for Aldershot Town.-Club career:...
's absences. His second season was much more consistent, though an injury late in the season meant that Young came into the team and stayed as number one even when Shearer returned. Despite this though, he was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2008–09 season. After Wycombe's relegation from League One at the end of the 2009–10 season, Shearer was released from the club.
On 26 July 2010, he joined Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side Wrexham.
At the end of December it was announced he would leave Wrexham and join Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
on 1 January 2011.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Albion Rovers | 2000–01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Subtotal | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |
| Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
2003–04 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... (loan) |
2004–05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
2005–06 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... (loan) |
2006–07 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 in English football The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while... |
29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 2009–10 in English football The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League... |
29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 63 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | |
| Wrexham | 2010–11 2010–11 in English football The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 234 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 256 | 1 | |
External links
- Photo and stats at sporting-heroes.net