Lewis Shipley

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Lewis Shipley
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 3
Youth career
2010–2023 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2025 Norwich City 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 26 (2)
2024–2025 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 8 (0)
2025– Barrow 17 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:53, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Lewis Shipley (born 29 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Barrow. [1]

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Career

Norwich City

Born in Cambridge, Shipley began his career with Norwich City at the age of 7, [2] [3] turning professional in October 2021, [4] before moving on loan to Accrington Stanley in July 2023. [5] [6] He suffered an injury after one game and "struggled for game time". [7]

He signed on loan for Cheltenham Town in August 2024. [8] In January 2025 it was announced that Shipley had returned to Norwich City. [9]

On 13 May 2025, Norwich announced he would be leaving the club in June when his contract expired. [10]

Barrow

On 27 June 2025, Barrow announced they had signed Shipley on a two-year contract. [11] On 16 August 2025, Shipley netted his first Barrow goal, a 97th minute winner against Notts County. He scored a second goal a week later in an away win at Colchester. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2023–24 [13] Championship 0000000000
2024–25 [14] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2023–24 [13] League Two 26210004 [a] 0312
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2024–25 [14] League Two8000002 [a] 0100
Barrow 2025–26 [15] League Two17320103 [a] 0233
Career total513301090645
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "England - L. Shipley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "SIGNING: Lewis joins on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "City youngster on a mission after penning Canaries' deal". The Pink Un. 28 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lewis Shipley signs first professional contract with the Canaries". Norwich City.
  5. ↑ "Accrington sign Andrews, Shipley and Mellor" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "City youngster earns League Two move". The Pink Un. 22 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "WATCH: City striker Kamara scores beauty in loan win". The Pink Un. 11 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cheltenham Town sign Lewis Shipley and Manni Norkett on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Norkett and Shipley return to parent clubs". ctfc.com. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Club confirm full released and retained list". Norwich City. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Barrow sign Lewis Shipley and Michael Adu-Poku". BBC Sport. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Lewis Shipley: 'It's a great feeling'". BBC Radio Cumbria. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Shipley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Shipley in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Shipley in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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