Shaun David Vipond (born 25 December 1988, in
Hexham
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...
), is an
English footballer who
plays as a
midfielder for
West Auckland Town.
Biography
Vipond started a youth team player at
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
, where he progressed through their ranks and onto the first team stage. He was given the squad number 24 after being named to the
substitutes bench in the 5–0 defeat against
Swansea City
Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...
on 10 December 2006, He made his
Football League
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debut as a stoppage time substitute in the 2–0 defeat by
Millwall on 10 March 2007. Vipond signed a two-year professional contract in May 2007 after breaking into the
Brunton Park
Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United. It is situated in the city of Carlisle and has a certified capacity of 17,949. The ground opened in 1909. Brunton Park's grandstand burned down in 1953 and the stadium floode ...
first team. making his first start in the league on 5 May 2007 in the 3–0 loss against
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...
at
Glanford Park.
Leeds United were reported to have bid £100,000 at the end of the season in 2007, but no move came about.
He was loaned to
Workington for three months in 2008. After being released by Carlisle, he signed for Workington on a permanent basis on 21 November 2008.
In 2009, he moved to the Swedish club
Östersunds FK. He played three matches before a bad shoulder injury ended his time there.
In January 2010, Shaun scored the winning goal as
Workington defeated
Conference National
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side
AFC Wimbledon
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in the 3rd Round of the
FA Trophy
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.
In June 2011 he signed for
Blyth Spartans. Unfortunately not long after Shaun suffered leg break which kept him out for the rest of the season. Unfortunately Shaun was never the same player after and was released by Blyth later the following season. He joined
West Auckland Town in February 2013.
Shaun is now an apprentice electrician for Garwen Enterprises and works at Egger UK.
References
External links
*
Official Carlisle United profile*
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Living people
1988 births
Footballers from Hexham
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Carlisle United F.C. players
Workington A.F.C. players
Östersunds FK players
Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
West Auckland Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Northern Premier League players