Tom Shaw (footballer)

Thomas William Shaw (born 1 December 1986) is an English footballer who is now the manager for the Lincoln City youth team.[2] He is also registered as a player and plays as a midfielder.

Tom Shaw

Shaw in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Shaw[1]
Date of birth	1 December 1986[1]
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lincoln City (Player & Lead PDP Coach)
Number	28
Youth career
	Nottingham Forest
2002–2006	Rushden & Diamonds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Rushden & Diamonds	53	(2)
2006	→ Rugby Town (loan)	1	(0)
2007	→ Nuneaton Borough (loan)	12	(0)
2008	Mansfield Town	0	(0)
2008–2010	Tamworth	62	(2)
2010–2011	Kidderminster Harriers	42	(5)
2011–2013	Cambridge United	79	(13)
2013–2015	Alfreton Town	83	(15)
2015–2018	Chester	96	(12)
2018	Tamworth	14	(1)
2018–	Lincoln City	0	(0)
National team
2009	England C	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

Shaw began his career at Rushden & Diamonds, making over 50 appearances in the Football League and Conference between 2006 and 2008. He has since had spells at Mansfield Town, Tamworth, Kidderminster Harriers and Cambridge United, Alfreton Town, before moving to Chester in 2015. Shaw returned to Tamworth in 2018. In the summer of 2018, Shaw joined Lincoln City as the Lead PDP Coach.[2]

Club career

Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,[1] Shaw began his career in the youth academy at Nottingham Forest before joining the youth team at Rushden & Diamonds in 2002.[3][4] He joined Rugby Town on a work-experience loan in March 2006,[5] was recalled by Rushden & Diamonds at the beginning of April,[6] and made his debut for Rushden & Diamonds in the club's last game in the Football League against Barnet in May 2006.[7][8] After Rushden & Diamonds were relegated from the Football League at the end of the 2005–06 season, he was retained by manager Paul Hart and signed full professional terms in July 2006.[9][10]

By January 2007, Shaw had made 18 appearances for Rushden & Diamonds but was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by new manager Graham Westley and he joined Conference North side Nuneaton Borough on loan later in the same month.[11][12] After returning from loan, he made some impressive performances until he suffered a foot injury in April 2007 that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[3] He signed a new two-year contract with Rushden & Diamonds in the summer of 2007.[3]

Shaw made 35 appearances in the 2007–08 season but his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2008 after both the club and Shaw felt that he would not have a regular place in the first team in the 2008–09 season.[4][13]

On 8 August 2008, Shaw signed a one-year contract with Mansfield Town.[14] Shaw joined Conference North side Tamworth on 9 October 2008.[15] On 11 June 2010, Shaw signed a one-year deal at Kidderminster Harriers.[16] On 14 May 2011, Shaw signed a two-year contract for Cambridge United,[17] becoming their first signing of the summer under Jez George.

Shaw joined Alfreton Town on a two-year contract on 1 July 2013.[18] He made his debut in Alfreton's opening day defeat to Dartford on 10 August and scored his first goal three days later in a 3–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers.[19][20]

International career

Shaw represented England C in victories over Malta under-21s and Poland under-23s in 2009.[21][22]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rushden & Diamonds	2005–06[23]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2006–07[24]	Conference National	20	0	3	2	—		0	0	23	2
	2007–08[25]	Conference National	32	2	1	0	—		8[lower-alpha 1]	1	41	3
	Total		53	2	4	2	—		8	1	65	5
Rugby Town (loan)	2005–06[26]	Southern League Premier Division	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Nuneaton Borough (loan)	2006–07[27]	Conference North	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Mansfield Town	2008–09[28]	Conference Premier	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Tamworth	2008–09[29]	Conference North	26	1	2	1	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	2
	2009–10[30]	Conference Premier	36	1	1	0	—		5[lower-alpha 2]	1	42	2
	Total		62	2	3	1	—		6	1	71	4
Kidderminster Harriers	2010–11[31]	Conference Premier	42	5	1	0	—		0	0	43	5
Cambridge United	2011–12[32]	Conference Premier	42	7	3	0	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	0	49	7
	2012–13[33]	Conference Premier	37	6	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	6
	Total		79	13	4	0	—		6	0	89	13
Alfreton Town	2013–14[33]	Conference Premier	41	8	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	44	8
	2014–15[33]	Conference Premier	42	7	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	2	46	9
	Total		83	15	4	0	—		3	2	90	17
Chester	2015–16[33][34]	National League	40	4	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	44	4
Career total			372	41	17	3	0	0	26	4	415	48

1. Five appearances and one goal in Conference League Cup, three appearances in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Cheshire Senior Cup

Honours

Tamworth

• Conference North: 2008–09[29]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
2. "Tom Shaw arrives as Lead PDP Coach for Young Imps". Retrieved 22 June 2018.
3. "Shaw earns new Diamonds contract". BBC Sport. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
4. "Rushden add midfielder McGuinness". BBC Sport. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
5. "New boys lift Rugby; Rugby Town 0 Halesowen Town 0". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 March 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
6. "Down to bare bones". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 1 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
7. "Games played by Tom Shaw in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
8. "Rushden 1–2 Barnet". BBC Sport. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
9. "Diamonds retained list unveiled". BBC Sport. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
10. "Diamonds hand pro deals to pair". BBC Sport. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
11. "Diamonds net Northampton's Bonner". BBC Sport. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
12. "Nuneaton sign Rushden midfielder". BBC Sport. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
13. "Games played by Tom Shaw in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
14. "Mansfield Town sign 4 new players". Mansfield Chad. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
15. Clayton, Dave (9 October 2008). "New signing ahead of FA Cup clash". Tamworth F.C. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
16. "Harriers swoop for Shaw". Non League News 24. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
17. "It's A Shaw Sign". Cambridge United F.C. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
18. "Alfreton add Shaw to squad". The Football Conference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
19. "Dartford 1–0 Alfreton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
20. "Alfreton Town 3–1 Kidderminster Harriers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
21. "Lions hit four". The Football Association. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
22. "Fine win for England C". The Football Association. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
23. "Games played by Tom Shaw in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
24. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
25. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-1-869833-59-6.
26. "Tom Shaw". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
27. Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2008. pp. 238–239.
28. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
29. Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2010. pp. 150–151.
30. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
31. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
32. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
33. "T. Shaw". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
34. http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first1516.asp

External links

• Tom Shaw (to 2009–10) at Soccerbase
• Tom Shaw (from 2010–11) at Soccerbase
• Tom Shaw at Soccerway