1. Shaun James Whalley was born on 7 August 1987 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley.
32 Facts About Shaun Whalley
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Shaun Whalley spent almost two years with the Lancashire club, but following his release in the summer of 2008, he returned to non-League, initially with Wrexham.
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Shaun Whalley subsequently played at Droylsden, where he was part of the team that won the Manchester Premier Cup in 2010, and Hyde before joining Southport again on a permanent basis in January 2011.
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Shaun Whalley was signed by Luton Town in the summer of 2013 for an undisclosed fee, and joined AFC Telford United on loan in 2014.
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Shaun Whalley left Luton in May 2015, later joining Shrewsbury.
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Shaun Whalley is the son of the former Preston North End captain Neil Whalley, who was a midfielder.
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Shaun Whalley was born in Prescot, Merseyside but raised in Widnes.
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Shaun Whalley went to play for their academy, where he played for three years before leaving in 2004.
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Shaun Whalley subsequently returned to Merseyside and joined Southport, where he played several reserve-team matches.
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Shaun Whalley's father, Neil Shaun Whalley, was a professional footballer in the early 1990s.
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Shaun Whalley too played in midfield and made more than 50 appearances for Preston North End, where he was captain for a period of time.
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Shaun Whalley married his partner Jessica in 2018, and they have a son.
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Shaun Whalley has stated that he has had problems with alcohol and gambling, but has moderated his use of both.
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Shaun Whalley's debut came just one day after he signed a professional contract with Chester; manager Ian Rush had only included him on the substitutes' bench as a result of injuries to Daryl Clare and Michael Branch.
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Shaun Whalley made three further senior appearances for Chester, all as a substitute, before leaving the club in the summer of 2005.
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Shaun Whalley went on to play 21 league matches for Runcorn before joining Witton Albion in March 2006.
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In September 2006, while at Witton, Shaun Whalley spent five weeks on trial at League One club Crewe Alexandra, but he was not offered a permanent contract.
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Shaun Whalley subsequently joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan two months later.
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Shaun Whalley made a total of 51 league appearances for Accrington, scoring 5 goals, but in May 2008, he was one of 10 players released by the club.
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Shaun Whalley went on to play 13 league matches for the team as they reached the Conference North play-offs, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Gateshead.
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Shaun Whalley joined Hyde on 21 August 2010 after his release from Droylsden.
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Shaun Whalley scored again in the quarter-final of the Manchester Premier Cup against his old club Droylsden, which proved to be his last for the club.
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Shaun Whalley was released by Hyde in order to join Southport for the second time in January 2011.
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Shaun Whalley went on to play in all but three of Southport's league games, scoring seven further goals and at the end of the season was named the club's player of the year.
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On 1 May 2013, Shaun Whalley was signed by fellow Conference Premier club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.
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Shaun Whalley scored five goals in 18 games as Telford won the Conference North title, scoring in the crucial final game of the season.
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Shaun Whalley played a more active part in Luton's return to the Football League, playing in 18 league games, often in the starting XI, and scoring three goals.
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On 18 May 2015, Shaun Whalley left Luton by mutual consent two months before the end of his contract.
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Shaun Whalley scored another late winner away at the league-leaders Burton Albion the following month, eventually ending the season with seven goals in all competitions as Shrewsbury avoided relegation with a game to spare.
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On 4 February 2020, Shaun Whalley scored in front of the travelling Shrewsbury fans at Anfield in an FA Cup fourth round replay against his beloved Liverpool, only for the goal to be controversially overturned by VAR for offside against Scott Golbourne.
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On 3 May 2022, it was confirmed that Shaun Whalley would be leaving Shrewsbury Town after seven years.
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In July 2022, Shaun Whalley rejoined Accrington on a two-year deal.