Richard Shaw (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Richard Shaw


fullname = Richard Shaw
height = 5'9"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|9|11|df=y
cityofbirth = Brentford
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Millwall
clubnumber = 27
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1986–1995
1989
1995–2006
2006–
clubs = Crystal Palace
→ Hull City (loan)
Coventry City
Millwall
caps(goals) = 207 (3)
004 (0)
317 (1)
056 (0)
manageryears = 2007
managerclubs = Millwall (caretaker)
pcupdate = 21:47, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Richard Shaw (born 11 September 1968 in Brentford, Middlesex) is an English former professional football player, and currently a coach for Millwall.

Shaw started his career at Crystal Palace, coming up through their youth system. He enjoyed a brief loan spell to Hull City before becoming a major part of the first team, playing in the final of the 1990 FA Cup. Crystal Palace were a "Yo-yo-club" at the time, hence Shaw experienced several promotions and relegations in his time at the club, though he was an ever-present in the line-up during that time. One of his more infamous moments in a Palace shirt came in January 1995, during the Eagles' home fixture against Manchester United, Shaw had marked United midfielder Eric Cantona out of the game, resulting in the Frenchman kicking Shaw and being sent off as a result. On his way from the pitch Cantona launched a 'kung-fu' style kick against a Crystal Palace fan, Matthew Simmons, followed by a series of punches [Cite web | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/1995/jan/26/newsstory.sport1 | title = Cantona hits fan, faces lengthy ban | publisher = guardian.co.uk |date=1995-01-26] . The event has become a famous part of English football's history for the wrong reasons.

Despite Shaw's best efforts throughout the season (for which he was named "Player of the Year"), Palace were relegated back to Division One, and after the Cantona affair Shaw felt he needed to leave the club, moving to Coventry City in November 1995 for £1m. He performed consistently well for Coventry over 10 years, making over 350 appearances and scored his first and only goal for Coventry after over 250 games. He won the "Player of the Year" award at the club in 1998/99 and the "Players' Player of the Year" award in 2002/03. Having spent a decade at Coventry where he had gained much respect from the fans, his testimonial match against Celtic in April 2006 was a big success, with the Sky Blues ending as 3-1 winners over the Scottish champions [Cite web
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/04/12/shaw_testimonial_report_feature.shtml | title = Thousands pay tribute to Shaw | publisher = BBC Sport |date=2006-04-12] , before he was released at the end of that season.

He then moved back to south London, signing for League One side Millwall. He made himself an ever-present in the side over the next season, winning the club's "Player of the Year" award in the process, the third club at which he had won this accolade. Shaw was appointed caretaker manager in October 2007 after the sacking of Willie Donachie [Cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7034869.stm
title = Donachie axed as Millwall manager
accessdate = 2007-10-08
publisher = BBC Sport
date=2007-10-08] until the appointment of Kenny Jackett, under whom he has been given little game time, as his career winds to a close.

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