Finley Thomas Shrimpton is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gainsborough Trinity, on loan from National League club Scunthorpe United.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Finley Thomas Shrimpton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Gainsborough Trinity (on loan from Scunthorpe United) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Scunthorpe United | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Grantham Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cleethorpes Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 19 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
On 13 September 2022, Shrimpton signed on a one-month loan for Gainsborough Trinity.[13] The deal was later extended by a further month.[14]
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. – current squad | |
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