Brian Shelley

Who is Brian Shelley?

Brian Shelley is an Irish player manager currently playing Ballarat Red Devils.

He began his career at Shamrock Rovers but moved to rivals Bohemians in 2000. He made his first team debut for the club as substitute in the UEFA Cup tie against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in September 2000. After a short spell with Longford Town, Roddy Collins brought him along with team mate Trevor Molloy to Carlisle United in time for the 2002/03 season. He scored his first and only goal for Carlisle in a 2-1 defeat to Leyton Orient on 28 December 2002.

He returned to Ireland during the 2005 season with Shamrock Rovers, making his debut on 18 March and went on to make 17 total appearances.

Having helped Drogheda to the club's first ever League of Ireland title in November 2007, he was named PFAI Player of the Year on 18 November 2007. However the following season wasn't as successful as Drogheda finished well off the pace in the League and the club went into meltdown due to financial problems.

Brian left Drogheda in January 2009 and returned to Dalymount Park for a 2nd spell with Bohemians.