Scott Shepherd (footballer)

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Scott Shepherd
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 East Fife
Number 9
Youth career
Falkirk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2018 Falkirk 43 (1)
2015 → Stirling Albion (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Brechin City (loan) 8 (1)
2017–2018 → Edinburgh City (loan) 20 (8)
2018–2020 Edinburgh City 49 (14)
2020–2022 Forfar Athletic 52 (7)
2022– East Fife 59 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2024

Scott Shepherd (born 29 May 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League Two club East Fife. Shepherd has previously played for Falkirk, Stirling Albion, Brechin City, Edinburgh City and Forfar Athletic

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Career

Born in Perth, Shepherd began his career with Falkirk. He was first included in a matchday squad on 20 August 2013, in a Scottish Challenge Cup second round match at Ayr United, coming on in the 96th minute for Thomas Grant and heading the winner in a 2–1 win. [1] He made his professional debut four days later in a 0–3 Scottish Championship win at Livingston, replacing hat-trick scorer Philip Roberts for the final 22 minutes. [2] On 23 November, he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Rory Loy, and two minutes later scored his first league goal to conclude a 4–0 home win over Cowdenbeath. [3]

On 2 August 2014, Shepherd scored four minutes after replacing Botti Biabi to conclude a 3–1 comeback win at Montrose in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup. [4] From 8 January to 28 March 2015, Shepherd was loaned to Stirling Albion, where he made eight Scottish League One appearances. [5] In January 2016, he joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on loan until the end of the season. [6] After scoring once in eight appearances for the Glebe Park side, Shepherd returned to Falkirk at the end of March. [7]

Shepherd was loaned to Edinburgh City in November 2017, [8] with the move subsequently being extended until the end of the 2017–18 season. [9] Shepherd moved to Edinburgh City on a permanent basis in August 2018.

On 4 July 2020, Shepherd signed for Forfar Athletic where he scored seven goals in two seasons at Station Park.

Shepherd joined fellow Scottish League Two side East Fife on a one-year contract from 24 May 2022. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ayr 1-2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Livingston 0-3 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Falkirk 4-0 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Montrose 1-3 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Shepherd returns to Falkirk". Stirling Albion F.C. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Graham Bowman and Scott Shepherd head out on loan". falkirkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Scott Shepherd returns from Brechin loan". falkirkfc.co.uk. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Shepherd joins Edinburgh City on loan". SPFL. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Blues & Shepherd head out on loan as Henderson departs". Falkirk FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Scott Shepherd Signs on at Bayview". eastfifefc.info. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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