- Gary Shaw
Football player infobox
playername = Gary Shaw
fullname = Gary Shaw
height = height|ft=5|in=9
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|1|21
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
position = Striker (retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1978–1988
1987
1988
1988–1990
1990
1990
1990–1991
clubs = Aston Villa
→ Blackpool (loan)F.C. Copenhagen Klagenfurt
Walsall
Kilmarnock
Shrewsbury TownErnest Borel
Total
caps(goals) = 165 (59)
006 0(0)009 0(3)
004 0(0)
022 0(5)
206 (67)Gary Shaw (born
21 January 1961 ) was an explosivestriker who played forAston Villa in the early 1980s. His goals helped Aston Villa win the English 1st Division championship in 1980–81 and the European Cup the following year - the onlyBirmingham -born player in the team. In 1981 he was votedPFA Young Player of the Year . He was also included in the 40-strong, preliminary England World Cup squad for the 1982 finals however he was not picked in the final 22.His promising Villa career was effectively ended after sustaining a knee injury in an away game at Nottingham Forest -
Ian Bowyer tried to help Shaw up even though his ligaments were damaged and though he continued to play for Villa until 1987–88, he wasn't the same player and was sold to Klagenfurt in Austria. He finished his career off at Kilmarnock, Shrewsbury, Walsall and the Hong Kong-based, Ernest Borel FC.Career honours
Honours as player
Aston Villa
Winner
* 1980/81 1st Division
* 1981/82 European CupPersonal
Winner
* Most Outstanding Young Football Player in Europe (Bravo Award) 1982
*PFA Young Player of the Year 1981External links
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* [http://www.nobok.co.uk/page/FootballProfile/0,,10301~201,00.html Nobok.co.uk Player Profile]
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