Lewis Shipley

Lewis Shipley

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Cambridge, England
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Barrow
Number	3
Youth career
2010–2023	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2025	Norwich City	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	26	(2)
2024–2025	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	8	(0)
2025–	Barrow	7	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:36, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

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

Career

Early Career

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 20 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norwich City	2023–24 [13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25 [14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2023–24 [13]	League Two	26	2	1	0	0	0	4 [a]	0	31	2
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2024–25 [14]	League Two	8	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	10	0
Barrow	2025–26 [15]	League Two	7	3	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	9	3
Career total			41	3	1	0	1	0	7	0	50	5

1. 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. "Games played by Lewis Shipley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
14. "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.