Domestic-league season · Newport County.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 914 | 6.83 |
Following his move to Newport County, Shephard's current-season form is down 57% on last season (Season 14→6), while his Rating eased 19→12. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 39).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Newport County · 20th | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Salford City · 8th | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6.97 | 19 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Salford City · 20th | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6.89 | 20 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | Salford City · 7th | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7.02 | 24 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Salford City · 10th | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6.99 | 29 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | Newport County · 5th | 45 | 2 | 1 | 6.85 | 35 | 39 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Shephard is a 31-year-old full-back at Newport County, rated 11.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 412th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shephard.
Judged on this season alone, Shephard graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 77th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the League Two, on 2 clean sheets and 2.954 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 74th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the League Two. At 31 Shephard is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 11.9, Shephard carries the 74th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 83 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 31, Shephard sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Shephard's projected Rating — 11.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
