{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Lewis Shipley |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|29|df=y}} |birth_place = Cambridge, England |height = |position = Defender |currentclub = Barrow |clubnumber = 3 |youthyears1 = 2010–2023 |youthclubs1 = Norwich City |years1 = 2023–2025 |clubs1 = Norwich City |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2023–2024 |clubs2 = → Accrington Stanley (loan) |caps2 = 26 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 2024–2025 |clubs3 = → Cheltenham Town (loan) |caps3 = 8 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = Barrow |caps4 = 25 |goals4 = 3 |club-update = 17:25, 12 April 2026 (UTC) }} '''Lewis Shipley''' (born 29 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|Barrow}} club Barrow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lewis-shipley/641603/|title=England - L. Shipley - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
==Career== ===Norwich City=== Born in Cambridge, Shipley began his career with Norwich City at the age of 7,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2023/july/signing-lewis-joins-on-loan/|title=SIGNING: Lewis joins on loan|website=www.accringtonstanley.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkun.com/news/22702057.city-youngster-mission-penning-canaries-deal/|title=City youngster on a mission after penning Canaries' deal|date=28 December 2020|website=The Pink Un}}</ref> turning professional in October 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/lewis-shipley-signs-first-professional-contract-with-the-canaries|title=Lewis Shipley signs first professional contract with the Canaries|website=Norwich City}}</ref> before moving on loan to Accrington Stanley in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66277835|title=Accrington sign Andrews, Shipley and Mellor|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkun.com/news/23673253.norwich-city-transfer-news-lewis-shipley-joins-accrington-stanley/|title=City youngster earns League Two move|date=22 July 2023|website=The Pink Un}}</ref> He suffered an injury after one game and "struggled for game time".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/23847786.norwich-city-abu-kamara-goal-brad-hills-lewis-shipley-feature/|title=WATCH: City striker Kamara scores beauty in loan win|date=11 October 2023|website=The Pink Un}}</ref>
He signed on loan for Cheltenham Town in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gz21n8lxpo|title=Cheltenham Town sign Lewis Shipley and Manni Norkett on loan|date=30 August 2024|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> In January 2025 it was announced that Shipley had returned to Norwich City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Norkett and Shipley return to parent clubs |url=https://www.ctfc.com/news/2025/january/02/norkett-and-shipley-return-to-parent-clubs/ |website=ctfc.com |access-date=3 February 2025}}</ref>
On 13 May 2025, Norwich announced he would be leaving the club in June when his contract expired.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club confirm full released and retained list |url=https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/club-confirm-full-released-and-retained-list |access-date=13 May 2025 |website=Norwich City |language=en}}</ref>
===Barrow===
On 27 June 2025, Barrow announced they had signed Shipley on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2025 |title=Barrow sign Lewis Shipley and Michael Adu-Poku |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4ge8k29w05o |access-date=27 June 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 16 August 2025, Shipley netted his first Barrow goal, a 97th minute winner against Notts County. He scored a second goal a week later in an away win at Colchester.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2025 |title=Lewis Shipley: ‘It’s a great feeling’|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0lys7dg |access-date=24 August 2025 |website=BBC Radio Cumbria |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played on 11 April 2026}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Norwich City |2023–24<ref name = "2023-24">{{soccerbase season|136742|2023|accessdate=12 October 2024}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2024–25<ref name = "2024-25">{{soccerbase season|136742|2024|accessdate=12 October 2024}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |Accrington Stanley (loan) |2023–24<ref name = "2023-24"/> |League Two |26||2||1||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}}||0||31||2 |- |Cheltenham Town (loan) |2024–25<ref name = "2024-25"/> |League Two |8||0||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||10||0 |- |Barrow |2025–26<ref>{{soccerbase season|136742|2025|accessdate=7 July 2025}}</ref> |League Two |25||3||2||0||1||0||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||31||3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !59||3||3||0||1||0||9||0||72||5 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Barrow A.F.C. squad}}
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