Michael Shenton

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
22-07-1986
N/A
Date unknown.
Castleford Tigers
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
12-02-2011 v Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
2012- Castleford Tigers
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
2011-2012
58 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
20
0
0
80

Biography of Michael Shenton



HERITAGE NO : 1185
The Pontefract-born centre joined Saints from Castleford in 2010 after being a much sought after commodity. He joined on a three year contract and had the tough task of replacing Matt Gidley. Shenton first played Super League in 2004 and established himself as a regular in the Castleford line up in 2005. Since then, the 24-year-old was one of the most consistent performers for Cas and that form led him to be called up eight times for England. Ideally suited to the centre position, Shenny could also play on the wing.

The 2011 season was a real roller coaster for all the team. Not only had the club got to contend with playing all their home matches at Widnes, following the sale of Knowsley Road, but a series of injuries threatened to derail the quest for silverware.

Nevertheless the players responded magnificently by reaching an eleventh consecutive Challenge Cup Semi Final and a record breaking sixth successive Grand Final. However, a sour taste of disappointment featured as the Saints lost to Wigan in the Challenge Cup and Leeds came back strongly in the last twenty minutes of the Grand Final to dampen the spirits. The season was marked by the emergence of young players who cemented their positions in the first team and demanded their inclusion in the big games.

Donning the Saints shirt in 2011, Michael established himself as a consistent member of the Saints backline. He scored 13 tries in the SL season and added sound defence out wide as the young Saints side developed their combinations. In October he made his way to his first major Final with the Saints as they tackled Leeds in the 2011 Grand Final. After scoring a brilliant try in that game Michael suffered a dislocation to his elbow which kept him out of contention for the Four Nations tournament that year.

Michael suffered further misfortune when missing several key matches in his last season with the Saints. Crucially he was not available for the Super League playoffs when Saints were downed at the penultimate hurdle by Warrington Wolves. Shenton moved back to Castleford Tigers at the end of the season, where he eventually regained his international status and captained the team.


SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
2011 13 0 0 32
2012 7 0 0 26
TOTALS:20 0 0 58
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
2011 0002
TOTALS:0002

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
23rd Jan 2011 --
W
 3 Widnes Vikings * Friendly A 52 20 VIEW
31st Jan 2011 --
L
 3 Huddersfield Giants * Friendly H 12 36 VIEW
12th Feb 2011 1
D
 3 Wigan Warriors SL N 16 16 VIEW
18th Feb 2011 2
W
 3 Salford City Reds SL A 56 22 1 VIEW
25th Feb 2011 3
L
 3 Warrington Wolves SL H 18 25 1 VIEW
5th Mar 2011 4
W
 3 Catalans Dragons SL A 22 16 1 VIEW
11th Mar 2011 5
L
 3 Harlequins RL SL H 16 27 VIEW
19th Mar 2011 6
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL A 30 16 1 VIEW
25th Mar 2011 7
W
 3 Bradford Bulls SL H 28 16 VIEW
1st Apr 2011 8
W
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers SL H 34 16 VIEW
8th Apr 2011 9
W
 3 Crusaders SL A 34 18 VIEW
15th Apr 2011 10
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL H 52 6 1 VIEW
22nd Apr 2011 11
L
 3 Wigan Warriors SL A 24 28 1 VIEW
25th Apr 2011 12
W
 3 Castleford Tigers SL H 22 20 VIEW
2nd May 2011 13
D
 3 Hull FC SL A 24 24 VIEW
7th May 2011 14
W
 3 Sheffield Eagles RLCC4 H 52 26 1 VIEW
14th May 2011 15
L
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL A 18 40 VIEW
22nd May 2011 16
W
 3 Featherstone Rovers RLCC5 H 70 0 2 VIEW
27th May 2011 17
W
 3 Crusaders SL H 28 12 VIEW
3rd Jun 2011 18
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL H 42 16 VIEW
11th Jun 2011 19
D
 3 Bradford Bulls SL A 14 14 VIEW
17th Jun 2011 20
L
 3 Wigan Warriors SL H 10 32 VIEW
10th Jul 2011 21
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL A 46 6 VIEW
15th Jul 2011 22
W
 3 Catalans Dragons SL H 40 18 1 VIEW
24th Jul 2011 23
W
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers RLCC6 H 54 6 1 VIEW
31st Jul 2011 24
W
 3 Castleford Tigers SL A 46 26 1 VIEW
6th Aug 2011 25
L
 3 Wigan Warriors RLCCSF N 12 18 VIEW
12th Aug 2011 26
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL H 19 6 VIEW
21st Aug 2011 27
L
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers SL A 22 24 VIEW
2nd Sep 2011 28
W
 3 Salford City Reds SL H 31 6 VIEW
10th Sep 2011 29
W
 3 Harlequins RL SL A 34 16 VIEW
18th Sep 2011 30
W
 3 Wigan Warriors SLPOQSF A 26 18 VIEW
1st Oct 2011 31
W
 3 Wigan Warriors SLPOESF H 26 18 VIEW
8th Oct 2011 32
L
 3 Leeds Rhinos SLGF N 16 32 1 VIEW
19th Feb 2012 33
D
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers SL A 36 36 1 VIEW
24th Feb 2012 34
L
 3 Catalans Dragons SL H 32 34 VIEW
4th Mar 2012 35
L
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL A 16 17 VIEW
9th Mar 2012 36
L
 3 Hull FC SL H 10 22 VIEW
17th Mar 2012 37
L
 3 Bradford Bulls SL A 8 12 VIEW
25th Mar 2012 38
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL H 46 6 VIEW
30th Mar 2012 39
W
 3 Warrington Wolves SL A 28 16 VIEW
6th Apr 2012 40
L
 3 Wigan Warriors SL H 10 28 VIEW
9th Apr 2012 41
W
 3 Castleford Tigers SL A 18 12 1 VIEW
15th Apr 2012 42
W
 3 Widnes Vikings RLCC4 A 40 38 VIEW
20th Apr 2012 43
W
 3 Widnes Vikings SL H 62 0 1 VIEW
27th Apr 2012 44
W
 3 Oldham Roughyeds RLCC5 A 76 0 1 VIEW
4th May 2012 45
W
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL H 38 12 VIEW
12th May 2012 46
L
 3 Wigan Warriors RLCC6 A 4 18 VIEW
21st May 2012 47
W
 3 Leeds Rhinos SL A 31 18 VIEW
27th May 2012 48
L
 3 Wigan Warriors SL N 16 42 VIEW
3rd Jun 2012 49
D
 3 Hull FC SL A 18 18 VIEW
8th Jun 2012 50
W
 3 Bradford Bulls SL H 54 0 VIEW
22nd Jun 2012 51
W
 3 Salford City Reds SL A 32 10 1 VIEW
29th Jun 2012 52
W
 3 Hull Kingston Rovers SL H 34 28 VIEW
8th Jul 2012 53
W
 3 Widnes Vikings SL A 24 23 1 VIEW
20th Jul 2012 54
W
 3 Catalans Dragons SL A 20 15 VIEW
29th Jul 2012 55
W
 3 Huddersfield Giants SL H 46 12 VIEW
6th Aug 2012 56
L
 3 Warrington Wolves SL H 12 22 1 VIEW
12th Aug 2012 57
L
 3 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats SL A 32 33 VIEW
7th Sep 2012 58
W
 3 Wigan Warriors SL A 26 18 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 37 | LOSSES : 18 | DRAWS : 5




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