Ian McShane (footballer)

Ian McShane (born 20 December 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darvel in the Scottish Juniors, having previously played for Queen of the South, Ross County, St Mirren and Falkirk. McShane is the younger cousin of former Hamilton Academical player John McShane and is a minority shareholder in MacIntyre Sheds of Beauly.

Ian McShane
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Darvel
Youth career
Queen of the South
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Queen of the South 78 (5)
2015–2017 Ross County 26 (3)
2017–2019 St Mirren 39 (5)
2019–2020 Falkirk 30 (3)
2020– Darvel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Career edit

Queen of the South edit

McShane is a product of the youth policy of Dumfries club Queen of the South. McShane figured in the 2010 pre-season set up for Queens before being formally announced on the club website on 25 July 2010 as having officially signed a senior player's contract along with fellow youth team players Dan Orsi, Steven Degnan and Gavin Reilly.[1] McShane debuted for Queens in a 5–0 Scottish Challenge Cup victory versus East Fife on 4 September 2010.[2] McShane's league debut was on 15 January 2011, as a 90th-minute substitute in the 3–0 away win versus Falkirk.[3]

Ross County edit

On 25 May 2015, McShane signed for Ross County on a three-year contract.[4][5] McShane made his debut on 1 August 2015, in a 2–0 defeat versus Celtic.[6] McShane scored his first two goals for County in a 3–2 loss to Aberdeen, a low-driven freekick and a long range effort.[7] It was announced on 23 May 2017 that McShane had been instructed by the Staggies to find another club.[8]

St Mirren edit

On 13 July 2017, McShane signed for Scottish Championship club St Mirren on a two-year contract.[9]

Falkirk edit

McShane signed for Falkirk in January 2019 on an 18-month contract.[10] McShane played regularly for the Bairns, starting sixteen competitive first-team matches and scored three goals.[11] Falkirk were relegated on the last game of the season, finishing bottom of the table.[12]

Darvel edit

In June 2020 McShane made the switch to Scottish Junior club Darvel.[13]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 12 November 2019 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen of the South 2010–11[15] First Division 13 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 14 0
2011–12[16] 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2012–13[17] Second Division 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14[18] Championship 28 3 3 0 2 0 5[b] 0 38 3
2014–15[19] 33 2 3 0 2 0 3[c] 0 41 2
Total 78 5 7 0 6 0 9 0 100 5
Ross County 2015–16[20] Premiership 18 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 26 3
2016–17[21] 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
Total 26 3 4 0 7 0 0 0 37 3
St Mirren 2017–18[22] Championship 31 5 2 0 4 0 3[a] 0 40 5
2018–19[23] Premiership 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Total 39 5 2 0 5 0 3 0 49 5
Falkirk 2018–19 Championship 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
2019–20 League One 9 0 0 0 4 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Total 25 3 0 0 4 0 2 0 31 3
Career total 168 16 13 0 22
0 12 0 217 16
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Premiership play-offs

Honours edit

Club edit

Ross County

References edit

  1. ^ "New Signings". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 25 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Queen of South 5–0 East Fife". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Falkirk 0 – 3 Queen of the South". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. ^ "TRANSFER NEWS – IAN MCSHANE SIGNS A 3 YEAR DEAL". www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County F.C. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Player Update". Archived from the original on 28 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Celtic 2 – 0 Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Ross County 2 – Aberdeen 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Club captain Paul Quinn one of several Ross County departures". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. ^ BBC. "St Mirren sign Ian McShane after midfielder leaves Ross County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Falkirk sign Motherwell's Ross MacLean and St Mirren's Ian McShane". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. ^ Ian McShane on Soccerway
  12. ^ "Falkirk relegated despite win over champions Ross County" Evening Express, 4 May 2019
  13. ^ "Why are players dropping out of the SPFL?". BBC Sport. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ^ Ian McShane at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Ian McShane in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  24. ^ Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). "Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

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