Arthur Shaw (footballer, born 1924)

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.

Arthur Shaw
Personal information
Full name Arthur Shaw[1]
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)[1]
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 83 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Limehouse, Shaw made a total of 64 appearances in the Football League for Brentford, Arsenal and Watford.[1][2] He also played non-League football for Southall, Hayes and Gravesend & Northfleet.[3] Shaw made 25 league appearances during Arsenal's 1952–53 First Division championship-winning season.[4][5] A flag bearing his name flies in tribute on the Ken Friar Bridge, close to Arsenal tube station.[6]

Honours

Arsenal

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[7] First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Arsenal 1949–50[4] First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
1950–51[4] 16 0 1 0 17 0
1951–52[4] 8 0 2 0 10 0
1952–53[4] 25 0 1 0 26 0
1953–54[4] 2 0 0 0 2 0
1954–55[4] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 57 0 4 0 61 0
Watford 1955–56[8] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 64 0 4 0 68 0

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2017.


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