L. Shephard · career
Liam Shephard
Center Back · Newport County · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding level
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 139 appearances with 17 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Newport County — Season rating 39, 2 goals and 1 assist in 45 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (7 → 6). The gap to his peak is 33 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Newport County | 14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Salford City | 22 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Salford City | 12 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | Salford City | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Salford City | 35 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | Newport County | 45 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 39 |
| 2019/20 | Forest Green | 19 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Forest Green | 41 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Peterborough | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Yeovil TownLoan | 38 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Yeovil TownLoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Yeovil TownLoan | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 14 | 914 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
14 played3 unused sub· 914 min, 1g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-2 | Played | 71 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-0 | Played | 25 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Crewe | 2-0 | Played | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Gillingham | 2-3 | Played | 88 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-3 | Played | 56 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | H Grimsby | 0-0 | Played | 68 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | A Salford City | 3-1 | Played | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Walsall | 1-2 | Played | 85 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 28 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 1-0 | Played | 73 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Oldham | 3-2 | Played | 32 | 6.2 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | A Barrow | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |