George Shelvey

George Shelvey
Personal information
Full name George William Shelvey[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Gateshead
Number 41
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2020 → Truro City (loan) 2 (0)
2021 → Wealdstone (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Mansfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2024 Dundalk 9 (0)
2025– Gateshead 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:24, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

George William Shelvey (born 22 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gateshead.

Career

Born in Nottingham,[2] Shelvey began his career with Nottingham Forest, moving on loan to Truro City in February 2020,[3] making 2 league appearances.[4] He moved on loan to Wealdstone in April 2021.[5] He moved on loan to Mansfield Town in June 2021.[6] On 6 January 2022, Shelvey's loan with Mansfield was terminated early.[7] On 16 May 2023, Shelvey signed a one-year extension with Forest to keep him at the club until the summer of 2024.[8]

In February 2024 he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.[9][10] On 6 May 2024, he was sent off after the final whistle for abusing a match official with an anti-Irish slur after a 2–1 loss to Drogheda United, subsequently receiving a 10-game ban for breach of the FAI regulations on racism/discrimination.[11][12] On 29 May, the club announced that Shelvey had left the club by mutual agreement.[13]

In January 2025 he signed for Gateshead.[14]

Career statistics

As of 9 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20[15] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[16] 000000—00
2021–22[17] 0000000000
2022–23[18] Premier League 000000—00
2023–24[19] 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Truro City (loan) 2019–20[20] Southern League
Premier Division South		 2000——20
Wealdstone (loan) 2020–21[2] National League 5000——50
Mansfield Town (loan) 2021–22[17] League Two 0000003[a]030
Dundalk 2024[2] LOI Premier Division 9000—0090
Gateshead 2024–25[2] National League 4000——40
Career total 200000030230
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ JMG, Institut (16 May 2023). "George William Shelvey". Institut JMG.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 George Shelvey at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Wakefield, Mark (3 March 2020). "Confirmed: Forest sanction transfer for highly-rated youngster". NottinghamshireLive.
  4. ↑ "StackPath". www.trurocityfc.net.
  5. ↑ "Stones sign Shelvey on loan". Wealdstone FC. 10 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Stags bring in Forest keeper Shelvey". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Osei-Tutu returns to Arsenal". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  8. ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (16 May 2023). "George Shelvey signs new deal". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  9. ↑ McLaughlin, Gavin (13 February 2024). "NEW SIGNING: GEORGE SHELVEY". Dundalk Football Club.
  10. ↑ "Goalkeeper Shelvey joins Dundalk from Forest". 13 February 2024 – via www.rte.ie.
  11. ↑ "Dundalk goalkeeper George Shelvey given 10-game ban over comment to match official". Irish Independent. 9 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Fallon, John (9 May 2024). "Anti-Irish slur prompts FAI to throw book at Dundalk 'keeper Shelvey". Irish Examiner.
  13. ↑ McLaughlin, Gavin (29 May 2024). "SHELVEY LEAVES DUNDALK FC". Dundalk Football Club.
  14. ↑ McGraghan, Jack (24 January 2025). "George Shelvey joins Gateshead". Gateshead FC.
  15. ↑ "Games played by George Shelvey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by George Shelvey in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by George Shelvey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by George Shelvey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  19. ↑ "Games played by George Shelvey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  20. ↑ "George Shelvey 2019/20 season". Truro City Football Club. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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