Gary Shaw

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Personal information
Gary Shaw
Full name	Gary Shaw
Date of birth	January 21, 1961 (1961-01-21) (age 47)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1978–1988 1987 1988 1988–1990 1990 1990 1990–1991	Aston Villa → Blackpool (loan) F.C. Copenhagen Klagenfurt Walsall Kilmarnock Shrewsbury Town Total	165 (59) 006 0(0) 009 0(3) 004 0(0) 022 0(5) 206 (67)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Gary Shaw (born 21 January 1961) was an explosive striker who played for Aston Villa in the early 1980's. His goals helped Aston Villa win the English 1st 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. 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 and Walsall.