Paul McShane

Squad No:	5
Position:	Defender
Date of Birth:	6th January 1986
Contract Date:	January 2020
Previous Clubs:	Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland, Hull City, Reading

McShane started his career with Manchester United, never making a first-team appearance for the Red Devils but spending time out on loan at Walsall and Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Wicklow-born defender then enjoyed spells with West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland and Hull City before joining Reading in 2015 and being named captain in the same summer.

Having made over 100 appearances in all competitions for the Royals, he was released in May after four years at the Madejski Stadium.

He signed for Dale in October 2019 on a short-term deal.

Player Ratings for Paul McShane

Date	Opposition	V	Score	Reports	Rating
5 Sep	Huddersfield Town CC	A	0 - 1	0	Currently out of 10	7.1
8 Sep	Morecambe	A	1 - 2	0		N/A
12 Sep	Swindon Town	A	3 - 1	0	Currently out of 10	5
15 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday CC	H	0 - 2	0		N/A
20 Sep	Portsmouth	H	0 - 0	0	Currently out of 10	6.7
26 Sep	Ipswich Town	A	2 - 0	0	Currently out of 10	5.6
29 Sep	Manchester United U21	H	0 - 0	0		N/A

3 Oct	Fleetwood Town	H	2 - 1	0	Currently out of 10	7.1
10 Oct	Accrington Stanley	A	2 - 1	0	Currently out of 10	5.9
17 Oct	Hull City	H	0 - 3	0	Currently out of 10	5.7
20 Oct	Burton Albion	A	0 - 1	0		N/A
24 Oct	Shrewsbury Town	A	1 - 2	0		N/A
27 Oct	Sunderland	H	2 - 2	1		N/A
31 Oct	Bristol Rovers	H	1 - 1	0		N/A

3 Nov	Oxford United	A	3 - 1	0		N/A
7 Nov	Chesterfield FAC	H	1 - 2	0		N/A
7 Nov	Stockport County FAC	H	1 - 2	3		N/A
10 Nov	Salford City	H	1 - 2	0		N/A
21 Nov	AFC Wimbledon	H	0 - 1	0		N/A
24 Nov	Northampton Town	H	1 - 1	0		N/A

1 Dec	Plymouth Argyle	A	0 - 4	0		N/A
5 Dec	Lincoln City	H	0 - 2	1		N/A
12 Dec	Peterborough United	A	4 - 1	0		N/A
15 Dec	Wigan Athletic	A	0 - 5	1		N/A
19 Dec	Gillingham	H	1 - 4	0		N/A

9 Jan	Crewe Alexandra	H	3 - 3	0		N/A
12 Jan	Charlton Athletic	A	4 - 4	0		N/A
16 Jan	Wigan Athletic	H	3 - 3	0		N/A
19 Jan	Doncaster Rovers	A	1 - 0	0		N/A
23 Jan	Gillingham	A	2 - 2	1		N/A
26 Jan	Oxford United	H	3 - 4	0		N/A
30 Jan	Bristol Rovers	A	1 - 2	1		N/A

6 Feb	Charlton Athletic	H	0 - 2	0		N/A
9 Feb	MK Dons	H	1 - 4	1		N/A
16 Feb	Blackpool	A	1 - 0	0		N/A
20 Feb	Plymouth Argyle	H	0 - 0	1	Currently out of 10	7
23 Feb	Northampton Town	A	0 - 0	1		N/A
27 Feb	Burton Albion	H	0 - 2	1	Currently out of 10	5

Player Stats for Paul McShane

	League			FA Cup			League Cup			Other
Season	Apps	Subs	Goals	Apps	Subs	Goals	Apps	Subs	Goals	Apps	Subs	Goals
2020-2021	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

News Stories for Paul McShane

Match Report: Rochdale 0-2 Burton Albion Sat 27th Feb 2021
Still only one win at home all season as 10-man Rochdale lost 2-0 at home to bottom of the league Burton Albion.

Match Preview: Rochdale vs Burton Albion Fri 26th Feb 2021
In what is surely their biggest game of the season thus far, Dale welcome fellow strugglers Burton Albion to Spotland on Saturday afternoon.

Match Preview: Northampton vs Rochdale Mon 22nd Feb 2021
It's six-pointer time for Dale on Tuesday night as they make the trip to Sixfields to take on fellow strugglers Northampton Town.

Match Report: Rochdale 0-0 Plymouth Argyle Sat 20th Feb 2021
Dale ended a losing streak with a point at home to Plymouth Argyle but also kept an incredibly rare clean sheet as well. A much better second half performance made it seem like a great opportunity not taken.

Match Preview: Rochdale vs Plymouth Fri 19th Feb 2021
Attention reverts back to on-field matters and Dale's increasingly worrying slide towards the relegation zone on Saturday with a home fixture against Plymouth Argyle.

Match Report: Blackpool 1-0 Rochdale Tue 16th Feb 2021
Rochdale's slide towards the relegation zone continued with a 1-0 away defeat at Blackpool.

Match Preview: Blackpool vs Rochdale Mon 15th Feb 2021
A week on from a crushing home defeat to Milton Keynes, Rochdale return to action with a trip to Blackpool on Tuesday night.

Match Preview: AFC Wimbledon vs Rochdale Fri 12th Feb 2021
With pressure mounting on Brian Barry-Murphy, Dale make the trip to London to take on fellow strugglers AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.

Match Preview: Rochdale vs Milton Keynes Mon 08th Feb 2021
Dale look to finally put an end to their abject run of form at Spotland as they welcome Milton Keynes on Tuesday night.

Match Preview: Rochdale vs Charlton Fri 05th Feb 2021
Rochdale look to earn a first home win since the 3rd of October as they welcome Charlton Athletic to Spotland on Saturday.

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