Gary Shaw (footballer, born 1961)
Gary Robert Shaw (born 21 January 1961) is an English former football striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980s.
| Shaw in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Robert Shaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1988 | Aston Villa | 165 | (59) |
| 1987 | → Blackpool (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1988 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | 14 | (4) |
| 1988–1990 | SK Austria Klagenfurt | 1 | (1) |
| 1990 | Walsall | 9 | (3) |
| 1990 | Kilmarnock | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Ernest Borel | ||
| Total | 218 | (71) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1982 | England U21 | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
During the 1980s, Shaw's goals helped Aston Villa win the First Division championship in 1980–81 and the European Cup the following year - the only Birmingham-born player in the team. In 1981, he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year, and was awarded the Bravo Award the following year, as the best under-23 player in European Competitions.
His promising Villa career was effectively ended after sustaining a knee injury in an away game at Nottingham Forest in September 1983.[3] After a heavy tackle, he was helped to his feet by Ian Bowyer and, in Shaw's words, something in his knee 'clicked'. After his recovery, he continued to play for Villa until the conclusion of the 1987–88 season.
In July 1988 he made his debut for Copenhagen-based Kjøbenhavns Boldklub in Denmark, moving to SK Austria Klagenfurt in Austria in 1989. He finished his career off at Walsall, Kilmarnock, Shrewsbury Town and the Hong Kong-based Ernest Borel FC.
International career
Shaw gained seven caps for the England under-21 team. Following a successful European Cup campaign with Aston Villa, he was also included in the 40-strong preliminary England squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals; however, he was not picked in the final 22.
Honours
Club
Aston Villa
Individual
- Bravo Award (Awarded to the Most Outstanding Young Footballer in Europe): 1982[4]
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1981
- PFA Team of the Year: 1980–81
References
- ^ "Gary Shaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 54. ISBN 0362020175.
- ^ "Aston Villa Football Club | the official club website".
- ^ José Luis Pierrend (8 January 2015). "The "Bravo" Award". RSSSF. from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
External links
- Gary Shaw at Soccerbase
- Player profile at Aston Villa Player Database
- Photo