Patrick Augustus Shea (17 March 1886 – 29 May 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and also a first-class cricketer with Victoria.

He was from a talented sporting family, with his brother Mark Francis Shea (1883–1939) also having a career at Fitzroy and Essendon.

His nephew, John Shea (1913–1986), played cricket with the Western Australia cricket team.

He played mostly as a half forward flanker and was one of the first players to use the 'banana kick' as well as the 'checkside' punt

Shea's VFL career began at Fitzroy in 1904.

After one season he joined Goldfields Football Association club Boulder City, in Western Australia. He spent three years with Boulder City before returning to Victoria and making his Essendon debut in 1908.

This goal sense saw him top Essendon's goalkicking in 1909 with 40 majors. Such was his consistency up forward that he kicked a goal in each of his 17 games in the 1911 season but finished the year with just 25 goals. He was a member of Essendon premiership sides in 1911 and 1912. A Victorian interstate representative

He holds the record for most VFL goals kicked at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, with 85.