Greg Shields

Football player infobox
playername = Greg Shields
fullname = Greg Shields
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|8|21
cityofbirth = Falkirk
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Dunfermline
clubnumber =
position = Defender
years = 1993–1997
1997–1999
1999–2002
2002
2002
2002–2004
2004-–
clubs = Rangers
Dunfermline
Charlton
→ Walsall (loan)
→ Kilmarnock (loan)
Kilmarnock
Dunfermline
caps(goals) = 007 0(0)
075 0(0)
025 0(2)
007 0(0)
005 0(0)
053 0(2)
105 0(3)
pcupdate = 12:32, 28 September August 2008 (UTC)

Greg Shields (born 21 August 1976 in Falkirk) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

Shields's previous clubs are Rangers, Charlton Athletic, Walsall and Kilmarnock. He is a defender who can play at centre back or right back.

Shields started his career with Gairdoch United boys club where he actually started of as a midfield player.before moving on to Rangers as a youth player and made his debut in 1996 in UEFA Champions League tie against Ajax alongside current teammate Scott Wilson. He went on to make only a handful of appearances for the Glasgow club before a £200,000 move to Dunfermline Athletic.

After 86 consecutive appearances for the 'Pars' he swapped west Fife for south London in a £600,000 move to Alan Curbishley's Charlton Athletic. After an impressive start at The Valley, Shields ran into some injury problems which coupled with poor commitment in the reserves eventually ruined his Charlton career. After a brief spell on loan at Walsall, Jim Jeffries brought him back home to Scotland at SPL side Kilmarnock. He quickly established himself in the Rugby Park side becoming captain in season 2002-03. This alerted his former employers Dunfermline Athletic who swooped to take him back during the January 2004 transfer window.

Dunfermline played in the Scottish Cup final that season but Shields was cup-tied after playing in an earlier round for Kilmarnock. Injury again wrecked most of the 2004-05 season for him but now seems to have a clean bill of health.

ee also

*Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season 2007-08 | 2008-09

External links

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* [http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10288~5562,00.html Profile at dafc.co.uk]