James Frederick Alan Shepherd (born 23 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Jimmy Shepherd
Personal information
Full name James Frederick Alan Shepherd[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Newham, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2009–2016 Dagenham & Redbridge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Dagenham & Redbridge 4 (0)
2016East Thurrock United (loan) 2 (0)
2016Barkingside (loan) 11 (0)
2016Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 5 (0)
2016Egham Town (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017Billericay Town (loan) 4 (0)
2017Whitehawk (loan) 5 (0)
2017East Grinstead Town (loan)
2017 East Grinstead Town
2017–2018 Harlow Town 17 (0)
2018–2020 Maldon & Tiptree 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Shepherd was born in the London Borough of Newham, and grew up in nearby Hornchurch.[3] He started his career with local side Dagenham & Redbridge in 2009, progressing through the youth system to sign a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2014.[4] In January 2016, he was sent out on loan to Isthmian League Premier Division side East Thurrock United to gain experience in senior football.[5] He made two appearances as a substitute during his one-month spell with the Rooks.[6] In February 2016, he was sent out on loan again to Isthmian League Division One North side Barkingside along with fellow scholars Kai Heather, Darren Foxley and David Nicol-Wilson.[7] He featured regularly as a starter for Barkingside as the team struggled near the bottom of the table, he returned to Dagenham in April having made eleven appearances.[8] He made his debut for Dagenham on 30 April in a 3–0 home win over Crawley Town.[9]

In August 2016, he signed for Southern League Premier Division side Hayes & Yeading United on a one-month loan deal.[10] He was a regular starter during his loan spell making six appearances in all competitions during the month.[11] In October 2016, he joined Southern Football League Division One Central side Egham Town on a one-month loan deal, where he went on to make eight first team appearances.[12] In December 2016, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Billericay Town on a one-month loan deal.[13] He went on to make four league appearances during the month.[14] In February 2017, he was sent out on loan again signing a one-month loan with National League South side Whitehawk.[15] He spent a month with the Hawks making a total of five appearances.[11] In March 2017, he was sent out on loan for the fourth time of the season, joining Isthmian League Division One South side East Grinstead Town for a month.[16] However, later in the month his contract with Dagenham was terminated and he remained with East Grinstead until the end of the season.[17]

In July 2017, he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Harlow Town, where he went on to make 26 appearances in all competitions.[18] In January 2018, he dropped down a division to sign for Isthmian League North Division Maldon & Tiptree.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 April 2019
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
Dagenham & Redbridge 2015–16[9] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17[20] National League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
East Thurrock United (loan) 2015–16[6] IL Premier Division 2 0 2 0
Barkingside (loan) 2015–16[8] IL Division One North 11 0 11 0
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2016–17[11] SL Premier Division 5 0 1 0 6 0
Egham Town (loan) 2016–17[11] SL Division One Central 7 0 7 0
Billericay Town (loan) 2016–17[14] IL Premier Division 4 0 4 0
Whitehawk (loan) 2016–17[11] National League South 5 0 5 0
Harlow Town 2017–18[21] IL Premier Division 17 0 2 0 4[a] 0 23 0
Maldon & Tiptree 2017–18[22] IL North Division 15 2 15 2
2018–19[22] IL North Division 19 0 1 0 2[a] 0 22 0
Total 34 2 1 0 2 0 37 2
Career total 89 2 4 0 0 0 6 0 99 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jimmy Shepherd". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Academy Team 2014/15". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ "First and Second Year Academy Scholar Player Profiles". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Rocks boss brings in trio". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2015/2016 - East Thurrock". East Thurrock United F.C. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Gulfer: Barkingside face 12-pointer against Waltham Abbey". Ilford Recorder. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2015/2016 - Barkingside". East Thurrock United F.C. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  10. ^ "LEWIS BOLSTERS HAYES & YEADING SQUAD". Non League Pitchero. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d e "J. Shepherd - Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Post Match Reaction: Jimmy Shepherd On Maidstone United". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Loan Announcement: Jimmy Shepherd". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Loan Update: 29th December". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    "Loan Update: 3rd January 2017". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    "Loan Update: 9th January". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
    "Loan Update: 17th January 2017". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Loan Announcement: Jimmy Shepherd Joins Whitehawk FC". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Loan Announcement: Jimmy Shepherd Joins East Grinstead". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Daggers Cancel Shepherd's Contract". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Hawks Squad Coming Together". Non League Pitchero. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  19. ^ "New Keeper & Defender For Jammers". Non League Pitchero. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  21. ^ "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd - Harlow". Harlow Town F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Jimmy Shepherd - Maldon". Maldon & Tiptree F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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