| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Brian McAllister | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 2003–2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Sheffield Wednesday | 68 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Bury (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010– | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:44, 1 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sean Brian McAllister (born 15 August 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town. He plays primarily as a central midfielder, but is a lively 'box-to-box' player who likes to cover ground and battle with opposition players.
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McAllister was born in Bolton and is the younger of two children. He has one brother, Karl.
As a young player McAllister started his career at Bolton Wanderers. In the summer of 2003 Sheffield Wednesday swooped to sign him from the Lancashire club, and McAllister joined the Wednesday academy.
Having previously been an unused substitute in the Sheffield derby at Hillsborough, McAllister made his senior debut for Sheffield Wednesday the following week on 25 February 2006, coming on as a substitute after 56 minutes at St Mary's when Wednesday were already 3–0 down against Southampton. Despite not having made an impact on the scoreline (Wednesday lost the game 3–0) McAllister impressed and earned himself a place on the subs bench in two more matches towards the end of the 2005–06 season.
On 12 April 2006, McAllister was named Sheffield Wednesday Young Player of the Year 2005–06, despite playing only 35 minutes of first team football, having impressed with his many reserve team and academy appearances.
McAllister finally made his full debut for Wednesday on the last day of the season (30 April) starting the game against Derby County at Pride Park, with Wednesday going on to win the game 2–0. McAllister's performances during the season earned him a senior contract with Wednesday which he signed over the summer of 2006.
On 19 August McAllister scored his first senior goal for Wednesday. After coming on as a sub for the injured Wade Small in the 11th minute, McAllister scored Wednesday's first as they recovered from a goal down at half-time to beat Plymouth Argyle 2–1.
McAllister would rarely feature again that season, only making one substitute appearance under Paul Sturrock's successor Brian Laws.
After failing to feature for the first team during the start of the 2007–08 campaign he was sent out on a two month loan to League Two side Mansfield Town on 6 September 2007.[1] This was followed by a loan spell at Bury, however McAllister was never brought off the bench during his time there. He was recalled by Sheffield Wednesday as backup early in his second month at Gigg Lane and went on to break in to the first team again in February 2008. His third Sheffield Wednesday goal came on the 80 minute mark in the Owls 2 – 0 win over Crystal Palace,this was quickly followed by his fourth goal in the 2–1 defeat to Reading. He was released by the club at the end of the 2009/10 season.
He signed for Shrewsbury Town on 28 July 2010.[2]
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