Cansdell-Sherriff: Shane Lewis (Shane)

2000-2003 (Player Details)

Central Defender

Born: Sydney, Australia: 10-11-1982

Debut: Nil

6’1” 12st 0lb (2007)

He signed for Leeds in August 2001, after the club spotted him on their tour of Australia. A product of the New South Wales Institute of Sport, he was tipped to be one of the next stars of an emerging Socceroo’s youth set-up. He was capped at Youth and Under-Twenty-three level by Australia. Originally a left-sided midfielder, the young star had excelled after being tried out in a defensive role. He was handed a squad number at the start of the 2001/02 season despite still being only eighteen-years-old but injuries meant he could not make an impact. He held onto his squad number for the following term. Unable to break into the first team squad, he was loaned out to Third Division side Rochdale in November 2002 and played three League games. His contract was not renewed at the end of the season and he joined Danish club AGF Aarhus in June 2003, not having played for the first team but being several times an unused substitute. He was a member of the Australian squad for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. At Aarhus he scored seven times in eighty-two games, five of which were as a substitute, and after three years with them he signed a two year contract with Tranmere Rovers and became Shane Sherriff in June 2006. He quickly established himself and became an almost ever-present for the Prenton Park Club. In his two seasons there he scored six goals in the League from eighty-four starts and four games from the bench, while in eight Cup games he scored twice.There was talk of him returning to Australia to play for Sydney FC but he signed for Shrewsbury Town on a two year deal in June 2008. He scored a goal on his debut, in the 4-0 win over Macclesfield Town on 9th August 2008. At the end of his second season with Shrewsbury he had scored three times in sixty-eight starts and four games from the bench in the League and started one F.A. Cup and scored once in two League Cup ties as well as having scored once in three other games. He signed a further two year contract with Shrewsbury in June 2010.