Shaun Timmins

Shaun Timmins (born 13 March 1991) is a footballer who plays as a left back for St Albans Saints in the NPL Victoria in Australia. He has also played for Redditch United, Team Wellington, Wellington Phoenix as well as a number of teams in the state leagues of Australia.

Born in England, Timmins has also represented the Republic of Ireland national team at youth level.

Club career Born in England, Timmins grew up in Sheldon, West Midlands. He began his career with the youth team at Coventry City, before moving to the academy of Birmingham City in 2007. Timmins signed his first professional contract with Birmingham in 2009,

Following his release from Birmingham in 2010, Timmins had a trial at Sheffield United, His signing for Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2013–14 season was announced on 6 March 2014, Merrick was pleased with Timmins's A-League debut, saying of his performance: "He hasn't trained a lot since the Premier League finished in Melbourne last year, so considering he's five or six months without playing much football he did a really good job. Very happy with him."

International career Eligible through his father,

Personal life Timmins supported his future club Birmingham City as a boy and he attended Lyndon School from 2002 to 2007.

During his time playing for Green Gully, Timmins worked on construction sites in Melbourne.