Finley Shrimpton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finley Thomas Shrimpton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chester FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | Scunthorpe United | 38 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Frickley Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Grantham Town (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cleethorpes Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2025– | Chester | 29 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:37, 2 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Finley Thomas Shrimpton is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Chester FC.
Born in Scunthorpe, Shrimpton joined Scunthorpe United's under-16 side in November 2017 following his release from Barnsley.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Scunthorpe in the summer of 2020.[3]
In September 2020, Shrimpton joined Frickley Athletic on loan.[4] He made eight appearances in all competitions for the club.[5]
Shrimpton made his professional debut on 24 August 2021 coming on as a substitute for Scunthorpe in an EFL Trophy defeat against Manchester City U23s.[6]
At the end of the 2021–22 season, Scunthorpe exercised the one-year extension option on his contract.[7]
On 7 September 2021, Shrimpton joined Northern Premier League club Grantham Town on loan until January 2022.[8] Shrimpton made 19 league appearances for Grantham and also featured for the club in the FA Trophy.[9] Shrimpton again went out loan in March 2022, this time in Cleethorpes Town for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10] However, in April 2022, Shrimpton was recalled to Scunthorpe. He played four times for Cleethorpes.[11] A day after his return to Scunthorpe, Shrimpton made his first league appearance for the club starting in a 4–0 defeat to Mansfield Town.[12]
On 13 September 2022, Shrimpton signed on a one-month loan for Gainsborough Trinity.[13] The deal was later extended by a further month.[14] Shrimpton returned to his parent club on 8 December 2022.[15]
On 16 February 2024, Shrimpton joined National League North club Spennymoor Town on a one-month loan deal.[16] After impressing with The Moors, his loan was later extended until the end of the season.[17]
On 15 November 2024, Shrimpton returned to Spennymoor Town on loan until the end of the season.[18]
In May 2025, it was announced that Shrimpton had been released by Scunthorpe following the expiration of his contract.[19]