Graham Shaw (footballer, born 1934)

Graham Laurence Shaw (9 July 1934 in Sheffield – 1998) was an English football player who played for Sheffield United between 1951–1967, in the position of left-back.

Career

He was developed by Oaks Fold (a Sheffield United nursery club in the 1950s), after having played for Sheffield Schoolboys, chiefly at half-back. He signed professional forms for United when he was 17. A calm stylish player, who had pace and tackled well, he could place his clearances.

Shaw made his debut for the Blades at Hillsborough on 5 January 1951 in front of a crowd of 65,384, United won the match 3-1. He was also part of the United team which beat Sheffield Wednesday 7-3 on 8 September 1951 at Bramall Lane.

He went on to become an England International and made 5 appearances for the national side. His first cap was against U.S.S.R. at Wembley on 22 October 1958. It was a match England won 5-0. He went on to make 4 more appearances for England between 1958 and 1962.

In 1967, Shaw left United and joined Doncaster Rovers making 22 appearances for the Rovers.

Sheffield United Career Stats

Season Division League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals League Cup Apps League Cup Goals Other Apps Other Goals Total Apps Total Goals
1951–52 Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1952–53 Two 37 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 41 2
1953–54 One 32 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 0
1954–55 One 41 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 44 2
1955–56 One 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1956–57 Two 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
1957–58 Two 41 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 48 0
1958–59 Two 38 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 44 3
1959–60 Two 35 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 40 2
1960–61 Two 31 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 39 2
1961–62 One 41 0 3 0 6 0 1 0 51 0
1962–63 One 41 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 46 4
1963–64 One 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1964–65 One 42 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 46 0
1965–66 One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1966–67 One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 439 14 37 0 9 1 13 0 498 15

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