Sean McAllister
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Brian McAllister | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2003–2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Sheffield Wednesday | 68 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Bury (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010– | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:44, 1 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sean Brian McAllister (born 15 August 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town. He plays primarily as a central midfielder, but is a lively 'box-to-box' player who likes to cover ground and battle with opposition players.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Early career
McAllister was born in Bolton and is the younger of two children. He has one brother, Karl.
As a young player McAllister started his career at Bolton Wanderers. In the summer of 2003 Sheffield Wednesday swooped to sign him from the Lancashire club, and McAllister joined the Wednesday academy.
[edit] Sheffield Wednesday
Having previously been an unused substitute in the Sheffield derby at Hillsborough, McAllister made his senior debut for Sheffield Wednesday the following week on 25 February 2006, coming on as a substitute after 56 minutes at St Mary's when Wednesday were already 3–0 down against Southampton. Despite not having made an impact on the scoreline (Wednesday lost the game 3–0) McAllister impressed and earned himself a place on the subs bench in two more matches towards the end of the 2005–06 season.
On 12 April 2006, McAllister was named Sheffield Wednesday Young Player of the Year 2005–06, despite playing only 35 minutes of first team football, having impressed with his many reserve team and academy appearances.
McAllister finally made his full debut for Wednesday on the last day of the season (30 April) starting the game against Derby County at Pride Park, with Wednesday going on to win the game 2–0. McAllister's performances during the season earned him a senior contract with Wednesday which he signed over the summer of 2006.
On 19 August McAllister scored his first senior goal for Wednesday. After coming on as a sub for the injured Wade Small in the 11th minute, McAllister scored Wednesday's first as they recovered from a goal down at half-time to beat Plymouth Argyle 2–1.
McAllister would rarely feature again that season, only making one substitute appearance under Paul Sturrock's successor Brian Laws.
After failing to feature for the first team during the start of the 2007–08 campaign he was sent out on a two month loan to League Two side Mansfield Town on 6 September 2007.[1] This was followed by a loan spell at Bury, however McAllister was never brought off the bench during his time there. He was recalled by Sheffield Wednesday as backup early in his second month at Gigg Lane and went on to break in to the first team again in February 2008. His third Sheffield Wednesday goal came on the 80 minute mark in the Owls 2 – 0 win over Crystal Palace,this was quickly followed by his fourth goal in the 2–1 defeat to Reading. He was released by the club at the end of the 2009/10 season.
[edit] Shrewsbury Town
He signed for Shrewsbury Town on 28 July 2010.,[2] making his first appearance as a substitute in the 3-1 home victory over Bradford City on 7 August 2010.[3] Sean was named the official Shrewsbury Town player of the month for August 2010,[4] but found first team opportunities harder to come by in the second half of the 2010/11 season due to a hernia injury and the arrival of Nicky Wroe from Torquay United and the loan of David Davies from Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2011.[5]
McAllister made a return during the 2011/12 pre-season, scoring against a Manchester United XI in a 2-1 victory at the New Meadow in July 2011.[6] He scored his first Shrewsbury Town goal when he was recalled to the starting line-up in a 2-0 win against Crewe Alexandra on 20 August 2011.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sean Set For Stags Spell". swfc.co.uk. 6 September 2007. http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~1107231,00.html. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~2104637,00.html
- ^ "BBC Sport - Football - Shrewsbury 3-1 Bradford". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8842794.stm. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Town MOM Latest Results". Shrewsbury Town F.C.. http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/ManOfTheMatch. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Football - Shrewsbury Town's Sean McAllister ready to return". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/shrewsbury/9457837.stm. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Border Counties Advertizer - Shrewsbury Town 2 - Manchester United 1". Border Counties Advertizer. http://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/104499/shrewsbury-town-2-1-manchester-united.aspx. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Shrewsbury 2-0 Crewe". BBC Sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14514675. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
[edit] External links
- Sean McAllister player profile at swfc.co.uk
- Sean McAllister career stats at Soccerbase
- Sean McAllister at ESPN Soccernet
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