Shane Lewis Cansdell-Sherriff (born 10 November 1982) is a former Australian professional football centre-back. He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.
Playing career
Beginnings
At 16, Sherriff caught the attention of Leeds United after the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, where Australia finished runners-up. He spent three years at Elland Road, but only tasted first-team football on loan at Rochdale in 2002. Sherriff was released by Leeds during the club's financial crisis in 2003 and signed for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus. After three fairly impressive years in Denmark that won him a spot in the Australian squad for the Athens Olympics, Sherriff was signed by Tranmere Rovers at the start of the 2006–07 season. He made over 40 appearances in his debut season and even became club captain. During the 2007–08 season, injuries to the Rovers' first-choice wingers Steve Davies and Chris Shuker, as well as the arrival of Andy Taylor at left-back, saw Sherriff frequently appearing on the left side of midfield.[citation needed]
Shrewsbury Town
On 28 June 2008, Sherriff signed for Football League Two side Shrewsbury Town on a two-year contract[2] and scored a 40-yard long shot on his debut, a 4–0 win over Macclesfield Town, on 9 August 2008. He established himself as a first-team regular and in June 2010 signed a new two-year contract.[3] Sherriff was considered to have reached the peak of his career at Shrewsbury, becoming both the club's captain and longest-serving player with over 160 appearances in all competitions. On 16 March 2011, he earned a national call-up.[4]
Preston and Burton
After suffering a shoulder injury during a 2–1 home win to Southend United on 21 January 2012, Sherriff indicated his desire to extend his contract again at Shrewsbury Town,[5] but ultimately rejected it and left for Football League One side Preston North End on 16 May.[6] On 25 September 2013, he moved down a division on loan to Burton Albion for three months[7] and then terminated his deal with Preston in May 2014 to stay at Burton.[8] Sherriff was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.[9]
Return to Australia
On 13 July 2016, Sheriff came back to Australia, signing for Manly United FC in the National Premier Leagues NSW. He stated his ambition of easing into the coaching profession as the main reason of his joining, saying, "I will be working on my coaching experience where I can. I would like to go into management once I finish playing so while I continue to play I will continue to learn as a player and how various coaching ideas effect players."[10]
In 2020, after a year-long break, Sherriff returned to playing for Adamstown Rosebud as player-coach.[11]
Coaching career
On 25 July 2017, Sherriff began his coaching career for Adamstown Rosebud, a position he held for three years until December 2020.[12] In March 2021, he was appointed as head coach of Bankstown City FC.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 2002–03 | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| AGF | 2003–04 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 82 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 7 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2006–07 | League One | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | League One | 44 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| Total | 87 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 8 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2008–09 | League Two | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | League Two | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | League Two | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | League Two | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
| Total | 150 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 166 | 11 | ||
| Preston North End | 2012–13 | League One | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Rochdale | 2012–13 | League Two | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Burton Albion | 2013–14 | League Two | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | League Two | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | League One | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 2 | ||
| Manly United | 2016 | NPL NSW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Maitland | 2017 | NPL NNSW | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Adamstown Rosebud | 2018 | NPL NNSW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | NPL NNSW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Bankstown City | 2021 | NPL NSW 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 496 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 549 | 32 | ||
Honours
Shrewsbury Town
- Football League Two runner-up: 2011–12[13]
Burton Albion
- Football League One runner-up: 2015–16[13]
- Football League Two: 2014–15[13]
Australia U17
- FIFA U-17 World Championship runner-up: 1999
References
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010". The Football Association. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Shrewsbury net defender Sherriff". BBC Sport. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "Shane Cansdell-Sheriff signs new Shrewsbury contract". BBC News. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Shrewsbury's Cansdell-Sherriff gets Australia call-up". BBC. 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Shane Cansdell-Sherriff sets sights on Shrewsbury Town return". Shropshire Star. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "North End Continue To Strengthen". Preston North End. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brewers sign Shane Cansdell-Sherriff – News – Burton Albion".
- ^ "Shane Cansdell=Sherriff: Burton sign Preston defender". BBC Sport. 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Burton Albion retained list: Cansdell-Sherriff, Weir and Thiele leave the Brewers". Burton Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2016. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Football news, features and statistics | FourFourTwo". 26 October 2023.
- ^ "NPL Profiles: Cansdell-Sherriff back in the saddle and taking aim with Adamstown". Northern NSW Football. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Adamstown Rosebud appoint new NPL coach for 2018". Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "S. Cansdell-Sheriff". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
External links
- Shane Cansdell-Sherriff at Soccerbase
- Official Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Tranmere Rovers profile
- OzFootball profile
