Sam Sherring

Sam Sherring

Personal information
Full name	Sam Sherring [1]
Date of birth	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Dorchester, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Milton Keynes Dons
Number	5
Youth career
2007–2019	Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Bournemouth	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Weymouth (loan)	31	(0)
2019–2020	→ Weymouth (loan)	11	(0)
2020–2021	→ Torquay United (loan)	42	(3)
2021–2022	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	10	(0)
2022	→ Cambridge United (loan)	14	(0)
2022–2024	Northampton Town	73	(2)
2024–	Milton Keynes Dons	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Sam Sherring (born 8 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

A graduate of AFC Bournemouth's academy, Sherring's previous clubs include Northampton Town, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Torquay United and Weymouth.

Career

Early career

Born in Dorchester, ^[2] Sherring began his career with Bournemouth, in 2007, ^[3] at the age of 7. ^[4] After loan spells with Weymouth, ^{[5] [6]} and Torquay United, ^{[7] [8]} including an appearance in the National League Play-Off final, ^[9] he moved on loan to Accrington Stanley in August 2021. ^[4] On 11 January 2022, Sherring signed on loan for Cambridge United until the end of the season. ^{[10] [11]}

Northampton Town

Sherring moved to Northampton Town in July 2022. ^[12]

Milton Keynes Dons

After rejecting a new contract from Northampton, it was announced in June 2024 that Sherring would join Milton Keynes Dons on 1 July 2024. ^[13] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024, unfortunately scoring an own goal in a 1–2 home defeat to Bradford City. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 21 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bournemouth	2019–20 [15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22 [17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weymouth (loan)	2018–19 [18]	Southern Premier South	31	0	2	0	0	0	5 [a]	0	38	0
Weymouth (loan)	2019–20 [2]	National League North	11	0	0	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	13	0
Torquay United (loan)	2020–21 [2]	National League	42	3	2	0	0	0	5 [c]	0	49	3
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2021–22 [17]	League One	10	0	0	0	1	0	3 [d]	0	14	0
Cambridge United (loan)	2021–22 [17]	League One	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Northampton Town	2022–23 [19]	League Two	36	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	37	2
	2023–24 [20]	League One	37	0	1	0	1	0	1 [d]	0	40	0
	Total		73	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	77	2
Milton Keynes Dons	2024–25 [21]	League Two	10	0	1	0	1	0	1 [d]	0	13	0
	2025–26 [22]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	13	0
Career total			191	5	8	0	3	0	17	0	219	5

1. Appearances in the FA Trophy.
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy.
3. Three appearances in the FA Trophy; two appearances in the Play-Offs.
4. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

Northampton Town

• EFL League Two promotion: 2022–23 ^[23]

References

1. "EFL Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). EFL.com . Retrieved 19 December 2021.
2. Sam Sherring at Soccerway . Retrieved 11 January 2022.
3. "Sam Sherring". AFCB.
4. "Cherries loan Sherring to Accrington". BBC Sport.
5. "DONE DEAL: Bournemouth send Sam Sherring to Weymouth - Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com.
6. "Molesley praises 'fantastic' Sherring for Weymouth loan heroics". Bournemouth Echo.
7. "Sam Sherring & Adam Randell Extend Loan Stays". 2 November 2020.
8. "Sherring extends Torquay stay". AFCB.
9. "Cherries loanee Sherring cannot prevent dramatic play-off final defeat for Torquay". Bournemouth Echo.
10. "Sam Sherring joins on loan". Cambridge United F.C.
11. "Cambridge sign Bournemouth's Sherring". BBC Sport.
12. "Northampton sign Bournemouth defender Sherring". BBC Sport.
13. "Sam Sherring: MK Dons sign Northampton Town defender". BBC Sport. 21 June 2024.
14. "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Bradford City". BBC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
15. "Games played by Sam Sherring in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
16. "Games played by Sam Sherring in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
17. "Games played by Sam Sherring in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
18. "Sam SHERRING". 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
19. "Games played by Sam Sherring in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
20. "Games played by Sam Sherring in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
21. "Games played by Sam Sherring in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
22. "Games played by Sam Sherring in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
23. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN HAVE BEEN PROMOTED!". Northampton Town. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.