Nathan Sheron

Nathan Sheron

Sheron warming up for Hartlepool United in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Sheron [1]
Date of birth	(1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Whiston, England [2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s)	Defender, [4] midfielder [5]
Team information
Current team	Hartlepool United
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2016	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Fleetwood Town	27	(0)
2016–2017	→ Chorley (loan)	5	(0)
2017	→ Chester (loan)	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Southport (loan)	5	(1)
2020	→ Walsall (loan)	7	(0)
2020	→ St Mirren (loan)	7	(0)
2021–2022	Harrogate Town	28	(0)
2022–2024	Oldham Athletic	89	(9)
2024–	Hartlepool United	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:05, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Nathan Sheron (born 4 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Hartlepool United.

Career

Having previously played for Liverpool at youth level, ^[6] Sheron began his career with Fleetwood Town, spending time on loan at Chorley, Chester and Southport. ^[7]

He made his senior debut for Fleetwood on 8 November 2017, in an EFL Trophy match against Carlisle United. ^[8] In doing so he became the first graduate of Fleetwood's Academy to play for the first-team. ^[9] He was offered a new contract by Fleetwood at the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[10] He made his full league debut on 2 October 2018 against Wycombe Wanderers, ^[11] and was praised by manager Joey Barton. ^[12]

He moved on loan to Walsall in January 2020. ^[13]

On 7 July 2020, Sheron joined Scottish Premiership club St Mirren for the 2020–21 season. ^[14]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, he was released by Fleetwood Town. ^[15] He joined League Two side Harrogate Town on 16 July 2021. ^{[16] [17]} He spent just one season at Harrogate where he made 36 appearances in all competitions.

On 29 June 2022, Sheron agreed to join Oldham Athletic on a two-year contract, following the expiry of his Harrogate contract. ^[18] Sheron was an ever present for The Latics and made 89 league appearances during his time at the club; he only missed one game in his first season with Oldham – due to the birth of his daughter. ^[19]

On 21 June 2024, Sheron signed for fellow National League side Hartlepool United for an undisclosed fee. ^[5]

Personal life

Sheron is the nephew of former footballer Mike Sheron. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fleetwood Town	2016–17 [21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [8]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2018–19 [11]	League One	26	0	2	0	2	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	2019–20 [22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2020–21 [23]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		27	0	2	0	2	0	7	0	38	0
Chorley (loan)	2016–17 [7]	National League North	5	0	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	6	0
Chester (loan)	2017–18 [7]	National League	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Southport (loan)	2017–18 [7]	National League North	5	1	0	0	—		0	0	5	1
Walsall (loan)	2019–20 [22]	League Two	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
St Mirren (loan)	2020–21 [23]	Scottish Premiership	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
Harrogate Town	2021–22 [24]	League Two	28	0	3	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	36	0
Oldham Athletic	2022–23 [7]	National League	45	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	50	3
	2023–24 [7]	National League	44	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	47	6
	Total		89	9	5	0	0	0	3	0	97	9
Career total			171	10	10	0	4	0	16	0	201	10

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in FA Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Walsall" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 90. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. "Nathan Sheron". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
3. "Nathan Sheron". Oldham Athletic. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
4. "Nathan Sheron Football Player Statistics". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
5. "Nathan Sheron becomes latest addition". Hartlepool United. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
6. "Nathan Sheron - Defender - First Team - Fleetwood Town". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
7. Nathan Sheron at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
8. "Games played by Nathan Sheron in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
9. Rosie Swarbrick (13 August 2018). "Joey Barton's challenge to Fleetwood history boy Nathan Sheron". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
10. "Fleetwood: George Glendon, Chris Neal and Ricardo Kip released". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
11. "Games played by Nathan Sheron in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
12. Rosie Swarbrick (3 October 2018). "Nathan Sheron shone against toughest rival on full league debut for Fleetwood says Joey Barton". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
13. "Nathan Sheron: Walsall sign Fleetwood Town midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
14. "Nathan Sheron joins the Buddies on a season-long loan". www.stmirren.com.
15. "Retained list announced". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
16. "PAGE AND SHERON SIGN TO BOLSTER DEFENCE". www.harrogatetownafc.com/. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
17. "Harrogate sign defenders Page and Sheron" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
18. "Sheron Completes Move To Boundary Park". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
19. "Oldham Athletic midfielder set for move to north east rival". Oldham Times. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
20. Smith, Peter (21 March 2020). "'Better prospect than me!' - Ex-Stoke star on son's link with Arsenal & Chelsea". StokeonTrentLive.
21. "Games played by Nathan Sheron in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
22. "Games played by Nathan Sheron in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
23. "Games played by Nathan Sheron in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
24. "Games played by Nathan Sheron in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2021.