James Shea

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James Shea
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Shea with Arsenal in 2012
Personal information
Full name James William Shea [1]
Date of birth (1990-06-16) 16 June 1990 (age 34) [2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2010 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 91 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

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

Contents

Career

Arsenal

Born in Islington, Greater London, [2] Shea joined Arsenal's youth team in August 2007. In 2009, he won both the Premier Academy League and FA Youth Cup. [4] [5]

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. [6]

Shea was sent out on loan to League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge for the 2011–12 season. [7] He made his debut as a substitute for Chris Lewington in the match against Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose. [8] 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. [9]

He was recalled from his loan by Arsenal on 5 December 2011. [10] 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. [11] On 30 June 2013, he was released along with nine other young players at Arsenal. [12]

Non-League

After a short spell with Needham Market of Division One North, [13] 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. [14]

AFC Wimbledon

Shea joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer on 4 July 2014. [15]

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 Stadium thus securing the club's promotion to League One. [16]

Luton Town

On 3 July 2017, Shea joined Luton Town on a one-year contract. [17] He played for the club throughout their journey up the leagues, culminating with a Premier League debut on 19 May 2024. On 24 May 2024, the club said it had exercised an option to extend his contract. [18]

International experience

In August 2010, Shea trained with the England squad at Arsenal's London Colney training ground because of an injury to David Stockdale. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2010–11 [20] Premier League 0000000000
2011–12 [21] Premier League00——0000
2012–13 [22] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Southampton (loan) 2010–11 [20] League One 00———00
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2011–12 [21] League Two 1010101 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Needham Market 2013–14 Isthmian League Division One North1000—0010
Harrow Borough 2013–14 [14] Isthmian League Premier Division320——4 [lower-alpha 2] 0360
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15 [23] League Two38040103 [lower-alpha 1] 0460
2015–16 [24] League Two21000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0230
2016–17 [25] League One36050002 [lower-alpha 3] 0430
Total9509020601120
Luton Town 2017–18 [26] League Two8000005 [lower-alpha 3] 0130
2018–19 [27] League One410401000460
2019–20 [28] Championship 1300030—160
2020–21 [29] Championship700030—100
2021–22 [30] Championship190101000210
2022–23 [31] Championship100000—10
2023–24 [32] Premier League100000—10
Total9005080501080
Career total21901501101602610
  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

Luton Town

Individual

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  5. 1 2 Rudzki, Krystyna (26 May 2009). "Young Gunners lift Youth Cup". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Southampton sign Arsenal goalkeeper James Shea on loan". BBC Sport. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Daggers land Shea". Sky Sports. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Richards, Joshua (7 August 2011). "Elito strike hands 10-man Daggers victory over Macclesfield". Barking & Dagenham Post. Ilford. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Debutant Elito downs Macc". Sky Sports. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Arsenal release 10 young players". Arsenal F.C. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. ↑ Coney, Steven (29 October 2013). "Needham Market star signs for Harrow Borough". The Non-League Paper. London. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  14. 1 2 "The team: James Shea: 2013–14". Harrow Borough F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2018– via Pitchero.
  15. 1 2 "James Shea: AFC Wimbledon sign former Arsenal goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  16. 1 2 Pilnick, Brent (30 May 2016). "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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  21. 1 2 "Games played by James Shea in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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  27. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  28. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  30. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  31. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  32. ↑ "Games played by James Shea in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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  36. ↑ "James Shea and James Collins win Golden Glove and Golden Boot Awards!". Luton Town F.C. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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