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Shane is a tall, strong central defender who joined Cheltenham Town straight from school and spent a year in the youth team before being offered a professional contract in 2000.

After a couple of years in the reserves and a loan spell at non-league Evesham United, Shane was ready to make to the move into first team football.

He made his debut in season 2002-2003 and the following season made a number of appearances alongside his brother Michael in central defence before his older sibling moved to Burnley.

Shane's performances during season 2004-2005 earned him the club's Player of the Year award and established him as a first choice player. He went on to play an important part as the Robins won promotion in 2006 and retained their League One status the following season.

Shane was selected for the Northern Ireland under-21 squad for the away match in Armenia in March 2003 and made his international debut at under-21 level three months later against Spain in Lurgan.

Also a talented cricketer, Shane appeared as a wicketkeeper-batsman for Shipton-under-Wychwood in the 2002 National Village Knockout final at Lord's.

During both the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 League One campaigns Shane's appearances were curtailed slightly by injury but he still managed to start nearly two thirds of the games over the course of both seasons.

Teaming up with a variety of partners in the heart of the Cheltenham defence, Shane has put in some memorable performances against some of the best strikers in the Football League's lower divisions.

It was another frustrating campaign for Shane during 2008/09 when injury saw him unavailable for four and a half months during the middle part of the season. Nevertheless, he returned with gusto towards the end of that campaign becoming an important facet within a side that, despite suffering relegation, showed true spirit and determination.