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Name: Shane Duff
Nationality: Northern Irish
Date of Birth: 02/04/1982
Height:6' 1" (185cm)
Weight:12st 10lbs (80.81kg)
Position: Defender

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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.

Season 2007 - 08

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 30  (0) 0 3 0
FA Cup 2  (0) 0 0 0
League Cup 1  (0) 0 1 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
Cheltenham 2006 - 07League 34  (0) 0
  FA Cup 2  (0) 0
Cheltenham 2005 - 06League 21  (2) 0
  FA Cup 3  (0) 0
  League Cup 0  (1) 0
Cheltenham 2004 - 05League 45  (0) 1
  FA Cup 1  (0) 0
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
Cheltenham 2003 - 04League 13  (2) 1
  FA Cup 0  (1) 0
Cheltenham 2002 - 03League 15  (3) 0
 
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