Shane Long (born 22 January 1987 in Gortnahoe, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland^[1]) is a professional footballer with Reading. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ...

Long started his footballing career with Tipperary club St Michael's in 2000, joining Cork City with a scholarship on 1 July 2004. Long was called to the first team squad for the 2005 season when manager Pat Dolan was replaced by Damien Richardson, and the new manager awarded him his senior début in the Setanta Cup in March 2005. However, following Dolan's consultation with his brother, Reading coach Eamon Dolan, Reading made bids for both Long and, controversially, Kevin Doyle. Cork were forced to sell Doyle due to a contract clause, but the circumstances surrounding Long's transfer were not disclosed. Shane Long signed as a Reading player on 7 June 2005. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Cork City F.C. is an Irish football (soccer) club playing in the Football League of Ireland. ... Scholarship is the pursuit of academic research, whether in the arts and humanities or sciences, and in all such fields means deep mastery of a subject, often through study at institutions of higher education. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick Dolan (born September 20, 1967 in Dagenham, England) is a former football player, manager and executive, who currently works as a football pundit/analyst for TV station Setanta Sports. ... Nationality: Irish Playing Career: Shamrock Rovers F.C., Gillingham F.C. Position: Forward International Career: 2 Senior Caps for the Republic of Ireland Management Career: Gillingham F.C., Cork City F.C., Cobh Ramblers F.C., Shelbourne F.C., Shamrock Rovers F.C., Cork City F.C. // Player As a... The Setanta Cup is a football competition featuring clubs from both political entities on the island of Ireland. ... Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983 in Adamstown, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Reading in the English Premier League. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In Reading's Championship-winning 2005-06 campaign, he scored 3 goals in 10 substitute appearances, making his first league start on 17 April 2006 in the 3-1 home victory against Stoke City. He also started all of the games in Reading's FA Cup campaign and scored one goal.^[2] This form has earned him 4 Republic of Ireland U19 caps.^[3] The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the FA Premier League. ... The 2005-2006 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

Before concentrating on football, Long was an Under-18 hurler with Tipperary. The counties of Ireland, coloured by dominant sport. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Tipperary on Hoganstand. ...

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External links

• Shane Long profile at readingfc.co.uk
• Shane Long career stats at Soccerbase