Shea Gordon (footballer)

Shea Martin Gordon (born 16 May 1998) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville. He has previously played for Sheffield United, Motherwell, Stalybridge Celtic, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South.

Shea Gordon

Personal information
Full name	Shea Martin Gordon[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Derryloughan, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cliftonville
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2014	Dungannon Swifts
2014–2016	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Sheffield United	0	(0)
2016	→ Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2019	Motherwell	4	(0)
2018–2019	→ Partick Thistle (loan)	9	(2)
2019–2022	Partick Thistle	45	(7)
2022	→ Queen of the South (loan)	12	(1)
2022–2024	Larne	41	(1)
2024–	Cliftonville	12	(0)
International career
2014–2015	Northern Ireland U17	6	(0)
2015–2016	Northern Ireland U19	8	(0)
2017–	Northern Ireland U21	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Career

Sheffield United

Gordon began his career with Sheffield United, signing his first professional contract in May 2016.^[3]

On 21 September 2016, Gordon joined Stalybridge Celtic on a one-month loan.^[4]

Motherwell

On 31 January 2017, Gordon signed for Motherwell, joining up with their U20s team.^[5] He went on to make his debut for Motherwell on 5 April 2017, in a 0–0 home draw against rivals Hamilton Academical.^[6]

Partick Thistle (loan)

In early July 2018, Gordon joined Partick Thistle on a season-long loan.^[7] He scored two goals within the first six minutes of his Thistle debut in a 2–0 win over Stenhousemuir in the Scottish League Cup.^[8] Gordon suffered an injury in a League Cup match against Celtic in August which kept him out for most of the season.^[9] He made his return for Thistle after being out injured for 8 months in a 3–0 win over Greenock Morton in March.^[10] Gordon scored his first league goal for the Jags in a 1–0 win away to Ayr United on 23 April.

Partick Thistle

On 15 May 2019, Gordon joined Partick Thistle on a permanent basis, with the move to be completed in July, signing a two-year contract.^[11] After staying with the club following their relegation to League One, Gordon scored his first goal of the season, opening the scoring in a 2–0 away win in the league against Forfar Athletic.^[12]

After winning the League One title with Thistle, Gordon signed a one-year extension with Thistle.^[13]

Gordon scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season, scoring the fourth goal in a 4–0 away win over Ayr United.^[14]

Queen of the South (loan)

On 13 January 2022, Gordon signed for fellow Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.^[15]

Larne

In June 2022 Gordon returned to Northern Ireland, signing for NIFL Premiership side Larne.^[16]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2022^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield United	2016–17	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2016–17	National League North	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Motherwell	2016–17	Scottish Premiership	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2017–18	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2018–19[17]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Partick Thistle (loan)	2018–19[17]	Scottish Championship	9	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	14	4
Partick Thistle	2019–20[18]	Scottish Championship	16	4	0	0	6	3	1[b]	0	23	7
	2020-21	Scottish League One	21	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	27	3
	2021-22	Scottish Championship	8	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	12	1
	Total		45	7	3	1	11	3	3	0	62	11
Queen of the South (loan)	2021-22	Scottish Championship	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Career total			72	10	3	1	16	5	4	0	95	16

1. Appearance for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
2. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Partick Thistle

• Scottish League One: 2020–21^[19]

Larne

• County Antrim Shield: 2022-23 ^[20]
• NIFL Premiership: 2022-23^[21]

Cliftonville

• Irish Cup: 2023-24^[22]

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. Shea Gordon at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
3. "Professional deals for youngsters". Sheffield United F.C. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
4. "Development loan round-up". Sheffield United F.C. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
5. "Two join the under 20s squad". Motherwell F.C. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
6. "Motherwell 0-0 Hamilton Accies". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
7. "LOAN NEWS: Shea Gordon joins Thistle on loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 2 July 2018.
8. "Scottish League Cup: Lawrence Shankland hits hat-trick as Ayr beat Morton". BBC Sport. 14 July 2018.
9. "Partick Thistle v Celtic – 18th August 2018". Partick Thistle F.C. 18 August 2018.
10. Crawford, Kenny (30 March 2019). "Greenock Morton 0–3 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport.
11. "Shea Gordon extends Thistle stay". Partick Thistle F.C. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
12. "Forfar Athletic v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
13. "Shea Gordon pens new one-year contract". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
14. "Thistle thrash Ayr to go seven unbeaten". BBC Sport.
15. "Shea Gordon joins Queen of the South on loan".
16. "Irish Premiership: Davy McDaid joins Ballymena as Leroy Millar moves to Larne". BBC. 15 June 2022.
17. "Games played by Shea Gordon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
18. "Games played by Shea Gordon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
19. "Partick Thistle seal League 1 title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
20. "County Antrim Shield final: Larne complete hat-trick with shootout win after lengthy injury delay". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
21. "Larne secure historic first Irish League title". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 April 2023.
22. "Cliftonville end 45-year wait for Irish Cup glory". IFA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.