Jimmy Shepherd

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Jimmy Shepherd
Personal information
Full name James Frederick Alan Shepherd [1]
Date of birth (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2009–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 (0)
2016East Thurrock United (loan) 2 (0)
2016Barkingside (loan) 11 (0)
2016Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 5 (0)
2016Egham Town (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017Whitehawk (loan) 5 (0)
2017East Grinstead Town (loan)
2017 East Grinstead Town
2017–2018 Harlow Town 17 (0)
2018–2020 Maldon & Tiptree 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

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

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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 19 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16 [9] League Two 2000000020
2016–17 [20] National League 200020
Total4000000040
East Thurrock United (loan) 2015–16 [6] IL Premier Division2020
Barkingside (loan) 2015–16 [8] IL Division One North110110
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2016–17 [11] SL Premier Division501060
Egham Town (loan) 2016–17 [11] SL Division One Central7070
Billericay Town (loan) 2016–17 [14] IL Premier Division4040
Whitehawk (loan) 2016–17 [11] National League South 5050
Harlow Town 2017–18 [21] IL Premier Division170204 [lower-alpha 1] 0230
Maldon & Tiptree 2017–18 [22] IL North Division152152
2018–19 [22] IL North Division190102 [lower-alpha 1] 0220
Total3421020372
Career total892400060992
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy

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