Finley Shrimpton

Finley Thomas Shrimpton is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Scunthorpe United.

Finley Shrimpton
Personal information
Full name Finley Thomas Shrimpton[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002
Place of birth Scunthorpe, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 22
Youth career
2017–2020 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Scunthorpe United 2 (0)
2020 → Frickley Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 → Grantham Town (loan) 19 (0)
2022 → Cleethorpes Town (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:16, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

Playing career

In November 2017, Shrimpton joined the Scunthorpe United U16 side following his release from Barnsley.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Scunthorpe in the summer of 2020.[3]

In September 2020, Shrimpton joined Frickley Athletic on loan.[4] He made eight appearances in all competitions for the club.[5]

Shrimpton made his professional debut on 24 August 2021 coming on as a substitute for Scunthorpe in an EFL Trophy defeat against Manchester City U23s.[6]

At the end of the 2021–22 season, Scunthorpe exercised the one-year extension option on his contract.[7]

On 7 September 2021, Shrimpton joined Northern Premier League club Grantham Town on loan until January 2022.[8] Shrimpton made 19 league appearances for Grantham and also featured for the club in the FA Trophy.[9] Shrimpton again went out loan in March 2022, this time in Cleethorpes Town for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10] However, in April 2022, Shrimpton was recalled to Scunthorpe. He played four times for Cleethorpes.[11] A day after his return to Scunthorpe, Shrimpton made his first league appearance for the club starting in a 4-0 defeat to Mansfield Town.[12]

References
  1. "Club list of registered players" (PDF). EFL. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. "Finley Shrimpton". Scunthorpe United.
  3. "Finley Shrimpton". Scunthorpe United.
  4. https://twitter.com/sufcofficial/status/1311204967630483456}}
  5. "Frickley Athletic – Appearances – Fin Shrimpton – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages.
  6. "Shrimpton makes Grantham loan move", Scunthorpe United, 7 September 2021, retrieved 25 April 2022
  7. "Scunthorpe United release 17 players including several key men", Grimsby Telegraph, 13 May 2021, retrieved 25 April 2022
  8. "Shrimpton makes Grantham loan move". Scunthorpe United. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  9. "Grantham Town – Appearances – Finley Shrimpton". Football Web Pages.
  10. "Shrimpton joins Cleethorpes on loan". Scunthorpe United. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. "Finley Shrimpton recalled from Cleethorpes loan". Scunthorpe United. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  12. "Finley Shrimpton". Soccerbase.
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