Shaun Hollinshead (born 21 February 1961) is an English footballer who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

. After ending his semi-pro career he turned to management and is currently in charge of

Eccleshall Eccleshall () is a town and civil parish in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is located seven miles northwest of Stafford, and six miles west-southwest of Stone. Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre in France. ...

Career

Hollinshead was born in

Sandbach Sandbach (pronounced ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cheshire East borough of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains four settlements: Sandbach, Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock, Cheshire, Wheelock. At the 2021 United Kingd ...

and began his career with

. He made five appearances under manager

Harry Gregg Harry Gregg (27 October 1932 – 16 February 2020) was a Northern Irish professional footballer and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Manchester United during the reign of Sir Matt Busby, with a total of 247 appearances for the club. He was ...

but failed to forge a career in professional football and became a foreman groundsman with

Cheshire County Council Cheshire County Council was the county council of Cheshire. Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities: Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East. ...

and played semi-pro football with

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional leagu ...

, Eastwood Hanley, Kidsgrove Athletic, Newcastle Town and

Rhyl Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the coast of North Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd. To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan ...

. He turned to management with Congleton Vale and Alsager Town and had a successful spell with Stone Dominoes. He was appointed manager of Kidsgrove Athletic in the summer of 2012. He was sacked in April 2013. Hollinshead was appointed manager of

in November 2013.

References

General * . Retrieved 16 January 2013. Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollinshead, Shaun 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Sandbach English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Congleton Town F.C. players Eastwood Hanley F.C. players Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. players Newcastle Town F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players English Football League players Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. managers Eccleshall F.C. managers Alsager Town F.C. managers English football managers