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Arthur Shaw
Personal information
Full name Arthur Shaw
Date of birth (1924-04-09)9 April 1924
Place of birth Limehouse, England
Date of death 2 November 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 91)
Place of death Hermosa Beach, California, United States
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Whitton Rovers
1941 Hounslow Town
1942–1944 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
1945 Southall
1945–1946 Hayes 19 (4)
→ Hounslow Town (guest)
1946–1948 Brentford 4 (0)
1948–1955 Arsenal 57 (0)
1955–1956 Watford 3 (0)
1956–1959 Gravesend & Northfleet
Total 84 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Shaw (9 April 1924 – 2 November 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Brentford, Arsenal and Watford.

Career

Born in Limehouse, Shaw made a total of 64 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, Arsenal and Watford. He also played non-League football for Southall, Hayes and Gravesend & Northfleet. Shaw made 25 league appearances during Arsenal's 1952–53 First Division championship-winning season. A flag bearing his name flies in tribute on the Ken Friar Bridge, close to Arsenal tube station.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1946–47 First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Arsenal 1949–50 First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1950–51 16 0 1 0 17 0
1951–52 8 0 2 0 10 0
1952–53 25 0 1 0 26 0
1953–54 2 0 0 0 2 0
1954–55 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 57 0 4 0 61 0
Watford 1955–56 Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 64 0 4 0 68 0

Honours

Arsenal

References

  1. ^ "Arthur Shaw". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1943–44". QPRnet. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "Sceeny – Smile". Hayes & Yeading United FC: The Official Website. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Arthur Shaw". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. "Arthur Shaw". arsenal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. "Arthur Shaw, 1924–2015". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 379. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. "Players – Savage to Smillie" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 12. Retrieved 14 January 2017.


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