Shield's solitary first-team selection for the club came when he deputised for regular left-half Jimmy McDougall in a first division fixture at Deepdale, Preston on 11 April 1936. The Liverpool Echo reported on his inclusion as Shield was an amateur: "Liverpool finding V. Wright, McDougall and Phil Taylor injured, have done a remarkable thing. They have brought in John Shield, the schoolmaster and amateur (from Bishop Auckland) to make his debut a Preston - their first amateur since the days of Uren. Shield has player for the Liverpool Reserve...
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1935-1936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935-1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Liverpool | Paris St Germain | |
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| 0 | - | 2 |
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