Ian McShane (footballer)


Ian McShane is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Darvel in the sixth tier of Scottish football, having previously played for Queen of the South, Ross County and St Mirren. McShane is the younger cousin of former Hamilton Academical player John McShane.

Career

Queen of the South

McShane is a product of the youth policy of Dumfries club Queen of the South. He figured in the 2010 pre season set up for Queens before being formally announced on the club website on 25 July 2010 as having officially signed a senior player's contract along with fellow youth team players Dan Orsi, Steven Degnan and Gavin Reilly. McShane made his Queen of the South debut in a 5–0 Scottish Challenge Cup victory against East Fife on 4 September 2010. McShane's league debut was on 15 January 2011, as a 90th-minute substitute in the 3–0 away win versus Falkirk.

Ross County

On 25 May 2015, McShane signed for Ross County on a three-year contract. McShane made his debut on 1 August 2015, in a 2–0 defeat versus Celtic. McShane scored his first two goals for County in a 3–2 loss to Aberdeen, a low-driven freekick and a long range effort. It was announced on 23 May 2017 that McShane had been instructed by County to find another club.

St Mirren

On 13 July 2017, McShane signed for Scottish Championship club St Mirren on a two-year contract.

Falkirk

McShane signed for Falkirk in January 2019 on an 18-month contract. He played regularly starting 16 competitive first team games and scoring 3 goals before Falkirk were relegated on the last game of the season finishing bottom of the table.

Darvel

In June 2020 McShane made the switch to Scottish sixth tier side Darvel.

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Club

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