Shane Cansdell-Sherriff

Football player infobox
playername = Shane Sherriff
fullname = Shane Cansdell-Sherriff


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|11|10
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|m=1.82
currentclub = Shrewsbury Town F.C.
clubnumber = 24
position = Centre Back
youthyears =
youthclubs = NSWIS
years = 1999-2003
2002-2003
2003-2006
2006-2008
2008-present
clubs = Leeds United
→ Rochdale "(loan)"
AGF Aarhus
Tranmere Rovers
Shrewsbury Town
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
3 (0)
82 (7)
83 (6)
7 (2)
nationalyears = 1999
2004
nationalteam = flagicon|Australia Australia U-17
flagicon|Australia Australia U-23
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 24 September, 2008
ntupdate =

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (born 10 November 1982), also known simply as Shane Sherriff, is an Australian football (soccer) player currently playing for English Football League Two team Shrewsbury Town. Traditionally a left or central defender, Sherriff has also been deployed on the left side of midfield.

Club career

Sherriff's first professional club was Leeds United, who spotted him playing for the New South Wales academy team. He spent three years at the club, 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 years in Denmark, he was signed by Tranmere Rovers at the start of the 2006/07 season after impressing manager Ronnie Moore on trial and was made club captain, making over 40 appearances in his debut season. During the 2007/08 season, injuries to the club's first choice wingers Steve Davies and Chris Shuker and the arrival of Andy Taylor at left back saw Sherriff frequently appearing on the left side of midfield.

As of March 9 2008 rumours circulating on the Australian Football Magazine website FourFourTwo suggested that Sheriff might return to Australia to play with Sydney FC.

On 28 June 2008 he signed for Football League Two team Shrewsbury Town on a two-year deal. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/7479347.stm
title=Shrewsbury net defender Sherriff
date=2008-06-28
accessdate=2008-07-05
publisher=BBC Sport] He scored a goal on his debut, in the 4-0 win over Macclesfield Town on 9 August 2008.

Honours

With Australia:
* FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1999 (Runners-Up)

References

External links

*soccerbase|27015
* [http://www.hvemvandt.dk/arkiv/visspiller_alltime.php?id=1315 Danish League stats]
* [http://www.tranmererovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10365~19056,00.html Tranmere Rovers profile]
* [http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/CA.html Oz Football profile]