Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer (born 15 February 1981) is a Scottish former footballer who works for Oxford United as a goalkeeping coach.

Scott Shearer
Personal information
Full name Scott Shearer[1]
Date of birth (1981-02-15) 15 February 1981[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United (goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Albion Rovers 49 (1)
2003–2005 Coventry City 38 (0)
2005 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 3 (0)
2005 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 10 (0)
2005–2007 Bristol Rovers 47 (0)
2006–2007 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 20 (0)
2007–2010 Wycombe Wanderers 63 (0)
2010–2011 Wrexham 9 (0)
2011–2012 Crawley Town 41 (0)
2012–2014 Rotherham United 31 (0)
2014–2015 Crewe Alexandra 2 (0)
2015 → Burton Albion (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2017 Mansfield Town 46 (0)
2017–2018 Oxford United 1 (0)
Total 361 (1)
National team
2003 Scotland B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Albion Rovers

Born in Glasgow, Shearer began his career in Scotland with Albion Rovers. The staff at the club moved him on to amateur side Tower Hearts to get some game time and experience under his belt, as they felt he wasn't a good enough competitor to frequently break into the starting XI, despite making quite a few appearances in the first team before his move. After plenty of time at Tower Hearts, he was called back to Albion. During the remaining time he spent at the club, he went on to make dozens of appearances for the Scottish side, most notably scoring a last-minute equaliser at Hampden Park against Queen's Park.[2]

Coventry City

Not long after his goalscoring heroics at Hampden Park, he was snapped up by Coventry City. During his first season as a Sky Blue, he consistently thawed into the starting squad, making 30 league appearances and gaining considerable amounts of playing experience. Mainly because of his call up to Scotland B, the secondary team of Scotland, although it was to be his only appearance to date for the side.[3] However, the following season he lost his regular starting place to Luke Steele and played only eight times for Coventry, playing 13 times during two loan spells for Rushden & Diamonds F.C.. His last game for Coventry was a 3–2 victory away from home at Vicarage Road, the home of Watford.[4]

Loan at Rushden & Diamonds

Towards the final quarter of the season, Shearer was twice loaned out to Rushden & Diamonds. It was quite a short time overall with the club, put the duration of it was fruitful to Shearer as he played in the majority of the matches, accumulating a total of 13 appearances for the Diamonds.

Bristol Rovers

After returning to Coventry City from his double loan moves to Rushden & Diamonds, he was sold on a permanent basis to Bristol Rovers on 27 July 2005, in time for the 2005–06 season. Shearer was Bristol Rovers' first choice goalkeeper for 2005–06, making 44 League Two appearances. At the end of the season, he had racked up 144 league appearances for his clubs. However, after the signing of Steve Phillips, Shearer lost his place in the first team. Despite returning to the team in October 2006, playing three consecutive matches, he was told he would be dropped again, causing him and the club to possibly send him out if needed or look for an elsewhere club for Shearer. And it didn't take long for a call to come up.

Shrewsbury Town

On 25 October 2006, he teamed up with Shrewsbury Town on a three-month loan deal to provide cover for a facially injured Ryan Esson.[5] During that time, he had impressed the staff, and by the time Esson had returned to full fitness, he had established himself in the first team, causing his loan deal to be extended until the end of the season. His last game for Shrewsbury would have been the League Two play-off final, had it not been against Bristol Rovers, whom he was ineligible to face due to them being his parent club.

Wycombe Wanderers

Back with Bristol Rovers after his emergency cover loan deal to Shrewsbury Town, he was purchased by Wycombe Wanderers, and he headed there with high expectations that were soon dampened just a few weeks in the new campaign. Only five games in, he had a freak training ground accident, in which he had a fracture-dislocation to his ankle and spent the remainder of the season on the sidelines, with Wycombe having to bring in loan goalkeepers Frank Fielding and Przemysław Kazimierczak to cover his and Jamie Young's absences. His second season was much more consistent, but a re occurrence of this injury meant he would sit on the sidelines. Despite this though, he was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2008–09 season.[6]

Wrexham

After Wycombe's relegation from Football League One, Shearer was released by the club. He was signed up by Wrexham.[7] He made nine appearances for them before quickly moving on.

Crawley Town

At the end of December it was announced he would leave Wrexham and join Crawley Town on 1 January 2011.[8] It proved to be a successful time with the club, making 41 league appearances.

Rotherham United

In May 2012, Shearer left newly back-to-back promoted Crawley Town to join his ex-manager Steve Evans at Rotherham United in the New York Stadium. The contention for the number one jersey at the club was tough, with three goalkeepers all competing to cement a starting place in Rotherham's starting lineup. However, Jamie Annerson would later be released by manager Steve Evans due to Shearer's arrival.

He made his first appearance for the club on 14 July 2012, where he kept a second half (Andy Warrington was played in the first) clean sheet in a 6–0 victory over local club Parkgate in the first friendly of pre-season. He appeared in most of the remaining friendlies too, thus sealing his place as the first choice goalkeeper at the club. Shearer made his professional Rotherham début on the opening day of the 2012–13 season. It finished with a compelling 3–0 scoreline in Rotherham United's favour, with Shearer keeping a clean sheet. It was not to be repeated three days later however, as he conceded two goals in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town at the Sixfields Stadium. Shearer continued to hold the jersey, despite letting in six goals in a 6–2 defeat to Port Vale, still very early into the season. Due to an operation, Shearer was out for six weeks, meaning there was a chance that he could lose his number one spot altogether to Andy Warrington.

He was released by Rotherham on 28 May 2014.

Crewe Alexandra

Shearer joined Crewe Alexandra on 3 July 2014.

Mansfield Town

Shearer joined Mansfield Town ahead of the 2015–16 season. He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2016–17 season[9] having made 53 appearances (46 in the league) in his two seasons at the club.[10]

Oxford United

In May 2017 Shearer joined Oxford United of League One on a one-year contract, as cover for the first-choice keeper Simon Eastwood.[11] He made his first-team debut at the start of October 2017 in an EFL Trophy Group 1 fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion U21s, a game which ended 2–2 (4–5 to Brighton after penalties). Before this game, first-choice keeper Eastwood had played 75 consecutive first-team fixtures.[12] Shearer played in a second EFL Trophy fixture in January 2018, a 1–1 draw (won 3–0 on penalties) with Charlton Athletic in which he saved two penalties in the shootout.[13] A renewal clause in his contract was taken up at the end of the 2017–18 season, committing the 37-year-old to a further year with the club.[14] On 11 August 2018, after Simon Eastwood broke a finger during the warm-up, Shearer played his first and only league game for the club in a 2–0 defeat against Fleetwood Town.[15] He returned to the club in a coaching capacity in July 2019.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 August 2018[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 2000–01[17] Scottish Third Division 3000000030
2001–02[18] Scottish Third Division 10000001[lower-alpha 1]0110
2002–03[19] Scottish Third Division 361201000391
Total 491201010531
Coventry City 2003–04[20] First Division 300002000320
2004–05[21] Championship 8000100090
Total 380003000410
Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2004–05[21] League Two 130000000130
Bristol Rovers 2005–06[22] League Two 45030101[lower-alpha 2]0500
2006–07[23] League Two 2000001[lower-alpha 2]030
Total 470301020530
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2006–07[23] League Two 20020002[lower-alpha 3]0240
Wycombe Wanderers 2007–08[24] League Two 5000100060
2008–09[25] League Two 290200000310
2009–10[26] League One 290200000310
Total 630401000680
Wrexham 2010–11[27] Conference Premier 4000000040
Crawley Town 2010–11[27] Conference Premier 160000000160
2011–12[28] League Two 250401000300
Total 410401000460
Rotherham United 2012–13[29] League Two 190001000200
2013–14[30] League One 120002000140
Total 310003000340
Crewe Alexandra 2014–15[31] League Two 2000001[lower-alpha 2]030
Total 2000001030
Burton Albion (loan) 2014–15[31] League Two 1000000010
Mansfield Town 2015–16[32] League Two 210101000230
2016–17[33] League Two 25000104[lower-alpha 4]0300
Total 460102040530
Oxford United 2017–18[34] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 4]020
2018–19 League One 1000000010
Total 36111601201204011
  1. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in the League Two play-offs
  4. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Rotherham United
  • League Two: promotion 2012–13 (Runners Up)
  • League One: playoff winner 2013–14

References
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  2. "Queen's Park 1 – 1 Albion". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
  3. "Future Cup 2003". Scottish FA. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
  4. "Watford 2–3 Coventry". BBC Sport. 5 March 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  5. "Scott Shearer". Shrewsbury Town F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
  6. "League Two Team of the Year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  7. "Wrexham FC sign goalkeeper Shearer". Liverpool Daily Post. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  8. "Shearer Set To Join Crawley". Wrexham F.C. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  9. "Matt Green: Mansfield striker among 11 released by Stags". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  10. Scott Shearer at Soccerbase
  11. "Shearer set to join the U's". Oxford United F.C. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  12. "REPORT Oxford United 2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2". Oxford United F.C. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  13. Williams, Chris (9 January 2018). "United Go Through on Penalties". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  14. "'Loud' Scott Shearer key to Oxford United squad harmony – Simon Eastwood". Oxford Mail. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  15. "Oxford United 0 Fleetwood Town 2". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  16. "Scott Shearer Returns as Academy Goalkeeping Coach". Oxford United F.C. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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