Shaun David Vipond (born 25 December 1988, in

Hexham Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...

), is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Auckland Town.

Biography

Vipond started a youth team player at

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

, where he progressed through their ranks and onto the first team stage. He was given the squad number 24 after being named to the substitutes bench in the 5–0 defeat against

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

on 10 December 2006, He made his

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

debut as a stoppage time substitute in the 2–0 defeat by Millwall on 10 March 2007. Vipond signed a two-year professional contract in May 2007 after breaking into the

Brunton Park Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United. It is situated in the city of Carlisle and has a certified capacity of 17,949. The ground opened in 1909. Brunton Park's grandstand burned down in 1953 and the stadium floode ...

first team. making his first start in the league on 5 May 2007 in the 3–0 loss against

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at Glanford Park. Leeds United were reported to have bid £100,000 at the end of the season in 2007, but no move came about. He was loaned to Workington for three months in 2008. After being released by Carlisle, he signed for Workington on a permanent basis on 21 November 2008. In 2009, he moved to the Swedish club Östersunds FK. He played three matches before a bad shoulder injury ended his time there. In January 2010, Shaun scored the winning goal as Workington defeated

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side

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in the 3rd Round of the

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. In June 2011 he signed for Blyth Spartans. Unfortunately not long after Shaun suffered leg break which kept him out for the rest of the season. Unfortunately Shaun was never the same player after and was released by Blyth later the following season. He joined West Auckland Town in February 2013. Shaun is now an apprentice electrician for Garwen Enterprises and works at Egger UK.

References

External links

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Official Carlisle United profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vipond, Shaun Living people 1988 births Footballers from Hexham English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Carlisle United F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Östersunds FK players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players West Auckland Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players