Ricky Shakes

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Ricky Ulric Bascombe Shakes (born 25 January 1985) is a retired professional footballer who played as a winger. He has played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Bury, Swindon Town and Brentford. Born in England, Shakes represented the Trinidad and Tobago national football team once in a friendly, and thereafter has represented Guyana internationally.

Club career

Born in Brixton, Greater London, Shakes began his career at Bolton Wanderers in 2004,<ref name="Soccerbase">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and made his debut in an FA Cup third-round replay against Tranmere Rovers in January 2004, scoring a last-minute equaliser to take the match into extra time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He failed to make a league appearance for Bolton,<ref name=Soccerbase/> and after spells on loan with Bristol Rovers and Bury, joined Swindon Town in July 2005.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shakes made almost 70 league appearances in two seasons at Swindon<ref name=Soccerbase/> but was released at the end of the 2006–07 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He joined Brentford in August 2007 after training with the club during the summer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and scored a late goal on his debut in September 2007 to give Brentford victory away to Bury.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, after making 39 league appearances,<ref name=sb0708/> he was released at the end of the 2007–08 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He joined Conference Premier club Ebbsfleet United in July 2008.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In August 2010, it was reported that he was on trial with League Two club Stockport County,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before re-signing for Ebbsfleet a few weeks into the season.Template:Citation needed

Having scored 11 goals in 46 matches for Ebbsfleet in the 2010–11 season,<ref name=NLCD2012/> he added to that statistic by scoring eight goals in 45 appearances for the club during the 2011–12 season.<ref name=NLCD2013/> On 29 June 2012, Shakes signed for Kidderminster Harriers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shakes made 18 appearances for Kidderminster in the 2012–13 season,<ref name=Soccerway/> helping the club finish second in the Conference Premier.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 3 July 2013, Shakes signed for Conference South club Boreham Wood.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shakes suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season training and was expected to be out for six months.Template:Citation needed

On 7 January 2021, Shakes signed for National League South side St Albans City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 6 April 2021, Shakes announced his retirement.<ref>RICKY SHAKES ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT, stalbanscityfc.com, 6 April 2021</ref>

International career

Shakes made his international debut in March 2006, coming on as a half-time substitute for Trinidad and Tobago in a 2–0 victory against Iceland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In October 2011, Shakes was called up to Guyana for their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Barbados and Bermuda.<ref name="Guyana">Template:Cite news</ref> Originally, Shakes failed to meet FIFA's age regulations for changing international allegiance, however, Guyana won an appeal in 2010 which allowed him to do so.<ref name=Guyana/> He made his debut for Guyana in a 2–0 away win against Barbados on 7 October 2011, before scoring his first goal four days later in a 1–1 draw with Bermuda.<ref name=NFT/>

Shakes' third international appearance came in the 2–1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago on 11 November 2011 which sealed Guyana's qualification to the third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In that game, Shakes scored the first goal and created the second for Burnley's Leon Cort, before Kenwyne Jones' consolation for Trinidad & Tobago.Template:Citation needed

Shakes was eligible to play for Trinidad and Tobago through his mother's heritage, and Guyana through his father's birth.<ref name=Guyana/>

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	2003–04<ref name="sb0304">Template:Soccerbase season</ref>	Premier League	0	0	1	1	0	0	—		1	1
	2004–05<ref name="sb0405">Template:Soccerbase season</ref>	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	1	1	1	0	—		2	1
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2004–05<ref name=sb0405/>	League Two	1	0	—		—		1Template:Efn	0	2	0
Bury (loan)	2004–05<ref name=sb0405/>	League Two	7	2	—		—		—		7	2
Swindon Town	2005–06<ref name="sb0506">Template:Soccerbase season</ref>	League One	37	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	40	3
	2006–07<ref name="sb0607">Template:Soccerbase season</ref>	League Two	32	2	3	0	1	0	1Template:Efn	0	37	2
	Total		69	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	77	5
Brentford	2007–08<ref name="sb0708">Template:Soccerbase season</ref>	League Two	39	3	2	0	0	0	1Template:Efn	1	42	4
Ebbsfleet United	2008–09<ref name="NLCD2010">Template:Cite book</ref>	Conference Premier	34	4	2	0	—		11Template:Efn	0	47	4
	2009–10<ref name="NLCD2011">Template:Cite book</ref>	Conference Premier	42	4	1	0	—		1Template:Efn	0	44	4
	2010–11<ref name="NLCD2012">Template:Cite book</ref>	Conference South	34	6	6	2	—		6Template:Efn	3	46	11
	2011–12<ref name="NLCD2013">Template:Cite book</ref>	Conference Premier	41	7	1	0	—		3Template:Efn	1	45	8
	Total		151	21	10	2	—		21	4	182	27
Kidderminster Harriers	2012–13<ref name=Soccerway/>	Conference Premier	17	0	0	0	—		1Template:Efn	0	18	0
Boreham Wood	2013–14<ref name=Soccerway/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Conference South	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
	2014–15<ref name=Soccerway/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Conference South	40	9	4	1	—		4Template:Efn	1	48	11
	2015–16<ref name=Soccerway/>	National League	45	2	2	0	—		1Template:Efn	0	48	2
	2016–17<ref name=Soccerway/>	National League	29	7	0	0	—		5Template:Efn	0	34	7
	2017–18<ref name=Soccerway/>	National League	42	3	2	0	—		7Template:Efn	1	51	4
	2018–19<ref name=Soccerway/>	National League	46	2	3	0	—		3Template:Efn	0	52	2
	2019–20<ref name="Soccerway">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	National League	16	0	0	0	—		0	0	16	0
	Total		226	24	11	2	—		20	2	257	28
St Albans City	2020–21<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	National League South	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Career total			514	55	29	3	3	0	45	7	591	65

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Trinidad and Tobago	2006	1	0
Total		1	0
Guyana	2011	3	2
	2012	7	0
	2015	2	1
	2016	2	2
Total		14	5

International goals

As of match played 4 June 2016. Guyana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shakes goal.<ref name=NFT/>

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2011	Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda	2	Template:Fb	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	11 November 2011	Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana	3	Template:Fb	1–0	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	10 June 2015	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	11	Template:Fb	2–1	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	4 June 2016	Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground, Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands	14	Template:Fb	2–0	7–0	2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
5					4–0

Honours

Swindon Town

• Football League Two third-place promotion: 2006–07<ref name=sb0607/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Ebbsfleet United

• Conference South play-offs: 2011<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Boreham Wood

• Conference South play-offs: 2015<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

External links

• Ricky Shakes profile at the Boreham Wood F.C. website
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