Shane Jerome Blackett (born 3 October 1982) is an English

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who plays as a defender for

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side St Neots Town. He is able to play at both centre-back and left-back.

Career

Born in

Luton Luton () is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census. Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon settleme ...

, Blackett started his career at

Spartan South Midlands League The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwest Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire. It is a feeder to the Southern Football League or the Isthmian League, ...

side Dunstable Town, before moving to

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...

club

Arlesey Town Arlesey Town Football Club is a football club based in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England. Affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at New Lamb Meadow. History The club was establishe ...

. After only one year at Arlesey, Blackett and teammate Craig Mackail-Smith signed for

Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...

side

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club (), often known simply as Dagenham and abbreviated when written to Dag & Red, is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England that play in the , the sixth level of the En ...

at the beginning of the 2004–05 season. After two seasons of finishing with Dagenham in mid-table, Blackett played a part in ''the Daggers promotion-winning campaign of 2006–07, but was sold to

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

in the January transfer window, again alongside Mackail-Smith. Over the next two seasons, Blackett played in both of Peterborough's back-to-back promotions making a total of 35 league appearances, although he struggled with injuries. Along with 11 other players, Blackett was placed on the transfer list at Peterborough following their promotion to the

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. On 22 July 2009, Blackett joined his hometown club

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

on a two-year contract. The transfer was unique in that it was funded partly from the proceeds of a friendly with Peterborough, which took place on 25 July. He played in 31 games during the 2009–10 season, including in two play-off semi-final defeats to

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 seas ...

. The next season saw Blackett play just eight times, with long-term hernia and groin injuries ruling him out of the vast majority of games. In June 2011, he signed a one-year contract extension, having passed a medical examination on the injuries from the previous season. However, further injuries restricted Blackett to twelve games during 2011–12 and, on 30 May 2012, he left the club having not been offered a new contract. Blackett rejoined

, then playing in the

, in August 2012. In December 2013, Blackett left Arlesey to join Hemel Hempstead Town, and he helped the club win promotion to the

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for the first time. In July 2014, Blackett left Hemel Hempstead and rejoined his first club Dunstable Town following their promotion to the

, eleven years after leaving the club. Blackett then joined Dunstable's league rivals, fellow Southern Premier Division side St Neots Town, in October 2015.

Honours

winner: 2006–07 *

Football League Two The English Football League Two, simply known as League Two and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet League Two, is a professional association football league in England. EFL League Two is the fourth division of the English Football League (EFL ...

runner-up (promotion): 2007–08 **

Football League One The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons, or simply League One, is a professional association football league in England. EFL League One is the second-highest division of the English Football League an ...

runner-up (promotion): 2008–09

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blackett, Shane 1982 births Living people Footballers from Luton English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football defenders Dunstable Town F.C. players Arlesey Town F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players St Neots Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen