Shane Supple

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Shane Supple
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Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Ipswich Town 34 (0)
2008 → Falkirk (loan) 4 (0)
2009 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
Total 43 (0)
International career
2008 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shane Supple (born 4 May 1987) is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Dublin senior football team and with his home club St Brigids. He is also a former professional association football player who played as a goalkeeper from 2005 to 2009.

In 2015, he made a return to competitive football by signing for Crumlin United.

As a footballer he spent his career mainly with Ipswich Town, having been a graduate of Ipswich's youth system. He also played for Falkirk and Oldham Athletic and was capped once by the Republic of Ireland U21 side.

Football career

Ipswich Town

In the 2004–05 season, he was part of the FA Youth Cup-winning Ipswich team. On 13 August 2005 he made his first appearance for the Ipswich first team, when an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Lewis Price forced Supple to play for an hour of the match against Leicester City; Supple kept a clean sheet. He retained the number one spot for Ipswich Town, and in the summer of 2006, Charlton made a number of bids for the Republic of Ireland player, but Ipswich manager Jim Magilton rejected all them. Leeds also showed interest but Ipswich informed the public that no bid had been made. He mainly featured among the Ipswich substitutes during the 2006–07 season with Lewis Price being first-choice keeper.

In the summer of 2007, Price was sold to Derby County, and Scottish international Neil Alexander was signed after having been released by Cardiff City at the end of the 2006–07 season. Alexander was the first-choice goalkeeper in the 2007–08 season, consigning Supple once again to the bench. In 2008, Alexander left Ipswich, in a move to Rangers for an undisclosed fee. Stephen Bywater was immediately brought in on loan from Derby County, while Supple was allowed to move to Falkirk on loan. Ahead of the 2008–09 season, Ipswich signed former player, Richard Wright from West Ham United. The former Arsenal, Everton and Southampton was made first-choice keeper.

On 26 February 2009 Supple was linked with a loan move to Grimsby Town, but this was put on hold by Ipswich in order for the club to find a replacement for the departing keeper. Subsequently, the move fell through.

Falkirk

On 31 January 2008, Supple, along with team-mate Billy Clarke joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk on loan.[1] Supple was signed due to the injury to Falkirk's first choice goalkeeper Tim Krul, where he made four appearances for the Bairns.

Oldham Athletic

Supple was loaned out to League One side Oldham Athletic on 18 March 2009,[2] following Ipswich Town's signing of Polish goalkeeper, Bartosz Białkowski until the end of the season.[3]

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Shane Supple during the 2006–07 season

Retirement from soccer

Supple played his last professional game in the League Cup against Shrewsbury Town on 11 August 2009.[4] Nine days later, Ipswich Town announced that they had agreed to cancel Supple's contract at the request of the player, allowing him to pursue a career outside professional soccer. He said that he had "fallen out of love with the game" and wished to pursue a different career path.[5] His desire to play Gaelic football with the Dublin county team was a major motivating factor.[6]

Honours

Ipswich Town

Gaelic football career

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Shane Supple
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37)
Castleknock, Dublin
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
2010– St Brigids
Club titles
Dublin titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2010– Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1

The 26-year-old began playing Gaelic football, also as a goalkeeper, for St Brigid's.[7]

In 2010 he became a member of the Dublin senior football panel, being substitute goalkeeper for their NFL game against Mayo in March,[8] although he did not play any part in the game.

Supple excelled in his first full season with his home club St Brigids, acting as vice-captain in their superb run to the final of the Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2010. Supple was nominated for a Blue Star for his excellent performances for St Brigids during the season.

In November 2011 Brigids won the Dublin Senior Football Championship.

References

  1. ↑ Falkirk sign Ipswich youngsters, BBC Sport, 31 January 2008.
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  7. ↑ Supple back with Brigid's. Herald.ie (28 August 2009).
  8. ↑ [1]

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