| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Darren Shaw [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northampton Town | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Motherwell (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Morecambe (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Northampton Town | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 22 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Liam Darren Shaw (born 12 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Northampton Town.
Liam Shaw was born in Sheffield, [2] joining Sheffield Wednesday at the age of eight and worked his way up through the club. [3] He would sign his first professional contract on the 21 December 2018, signing a contract until the summer of 2021. [4]
He went out on loan on the 21 November 2019 to National League side Chesterfield for one month, [5] where he would play 5 games in total for The Spireites.
Later that season, he would make his professional debut for Sheffield Wednesday against Queens Park Rangers on the 11 July 2020. [6] and play one other game against Middlesbrough on the final game of the 2019–20 season. During the 2020–21 season, he would become more of a first team regular which would see him score his first professional goal against Middlesbrough on the 29 December 2020, [7] as well as being shown a straight red card against Reading on the 3 December 2020. [8] His form would see him linked with a move to Scottish Premiership side Celtic. [9] In February 2021 it was reported that Shaw had signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic, [10] with a £300,000 compensation fee mooted. [11] But he would remain with the Sheffield Wednesday first team, and a few days later would be sent off for the second time that season against Birmingham City. [12]
On 10 March 2021, Sheffield Wednesday confirmed that Shaw had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership side Celtic, but would "remain a Sheffield Wednesday player until the expiry of his current contract and will be available for selection for the remainder of the season". [13] It was officially confirmed by Celtic on 15 June 2021, where they announced he had signed a four-year contract with the club. [14] He made his debut for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League tie against Real Betis on 9 December 2021. [15] [16]
After making only one further appearance for Celtic in the first part of the 2021–22 season, Shaw was loaned to Motherwell in January 2022. [17]
The following season he joined Morecambe on loan for the season. [18]
In July 2023, he joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal. [19]
On 4 October 2024, Shaw joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on a contract until the end of the season. [20]
On 3 January 2025, Shaw joined League One side Northampton Town on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee having had his release clause triggered. [21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2019–20 [22] | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 [23] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2019–20 [22] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Celtic | 2021–22 [24] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [26] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Motherwell (loan) | 2021–22 [24] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2022–23 [25] | EFL League One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2023–24 [26] | EFL League One | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2024–25 [27] | EFL League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Northampton Town | 2024–25 [27] | EFL League One | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Career total | 105 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 124 | 5 | ||
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