About James Shea
James Shea featured 19 times in the 2021/2022 Championship (England) (1,665 minutes). That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.1. Among the 38 Championship (England) goalkeepers who played 450+ minutes in 2021/2022, his match rating sits in the 81st percentile, above the median.
Between 2011 and 2025 he accumulated 12 league seasons across 4 clubs. The 2021/2022 rating of 7.1 is the best of his recorded career; his lowest came in 2020/2021 (6.83).
Between the posts he kept 38 clean sheets across 141 league appearances, 27% of them. Those same league seasons carry 327 goals conceded, 2.47 per 90 minutes, with 123 saves on record. By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 3 domestic leagues: League One (England) (78 appearances), League Two (England) (54 appearances) and Championship (England) (42 appearances). Availability: 25-plus league games in 3 of the 12 campaigns on record. The densest run of the record is 2016/2017–2018/2019, with 85 league games — an average of 28 per season.