S. Lavery · career
Shayne Francis Lavery
Center Forward · Cambridge United · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 142 appearances, 27 goals and 7 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Blackpool — Season rating 24, 8 goals and 0 assists in 37 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (16 → 15). The gap to his peak is 9 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 5 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±4 points) across 5 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 |
| 2025/26 | Cambridge United | 30 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Cambridge United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | Blackpool | 31 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | Blackpool | 27 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | Blackpool | 37 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Linfield | 31 | 23 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Linfield | 25 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Everton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Everton U23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Falkirk | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Everton U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Everton U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Everton U18 | 16 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Northern Ireland U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 6 | 3 | |
| 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Northern Ireland U19 | 2017/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 1 | |
| Northern Ireland U17 | 2015/16 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 2 |
Honours
Irish Cup×2Premiership×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played9 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cambridge City | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 14 | Friendlies Clubs | A Southend | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 24 | Friendlies Clubs | A Preston | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | H Northampton | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A Norwich | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Barnet | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | H Wigan | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | A Bromley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H Millwall | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |