Shane Huke (born 2 October 1985) is a retired professional
footballer
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who last played for
Maidstone United.
Club career
He began his career with
Peterborough United
Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...
, and scored his first competitive goal in his career on 25 November 2006, against
Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
, a match which Peterborough won 5–2. He moved to
Dagenham & Redbridge in May 2007.
Huke was regularly strongly linked with several
A-League clubs in Australia. On 23 January 2009, Huke was released by Dagenham & Redbridge for personal reasons. Dagenham manager,
John Still
John Still (c. 1543 – 26 February 1607/1608) was Master of two Cambridge colleges and then, from 1593, Bishop of Bath and Wells. He enjoyed considerable fame as an English preacher and disputant. He was formerly reputed to be the author of an ...
said he was very sad and disappointed to be losing Huke.
On 25 March 2010, Huke signed for Rushden & Diamonds until the end of the 2009–10 season.
On 17 May 2011, Huke left Rushden & Diamonds to join
Conference South side
Dover Athletic
Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 198 ...
on a one-year deal. In May 2012 he signed a new contract with the Kent club.
Huke signed for newly relegated Conference South club
Ebbsfleet United
Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football.
The club was formed in 1946 fr ...
in June 2013.
He eventually left the club in January 2015, to join
Maidstone United
In the summer of 2015, Huke was forced to retire because of a knee injury. He now works as a matchday ambassador for Ebbsfleet United.
Honours
Club
;
Maidstone United
*
Isthmian League Premier Division:
2014–15
References
External links
Central Coast Mariners profile
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Reading, Berkshire
Men's association football defenders
English men's footballers
Peterborough United F.C. players
King's Lynn F.C. players
Bedford Town F.C. players
Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
Cambridge City F.C. players
Hornchurch F.C. players
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Central Coast Mariners FC players
Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
Dover Athletic F.C. players
Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
Maidstone United F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
A-League Men players