Liam Shaw

Liam Shaw

Personal information
Full name	Liam Darren Shaw [1]
Date of birth	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Northampton Town
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	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 2 January 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.

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Liam Shaw was born in Sheffield ^[2] joined 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]

Celtic

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]}

Loans

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]

Fleetwood Town

On 4 October 2024, Shaw joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on a contract until the end of the season. ^[20]

Northampton Town

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			98	3	6	0	3	0	10	0	117	3

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Celtic

• Scottish League Cup: 2021–22 ^[28]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
2. L. Shaw
3. "Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
4. "First professional deal for Liam Shaw the king". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
5. "Shaw joins Spireites on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
6. "A dream come true". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
7. "Report: Wednesday 2-1 Middlesbrough". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
8. "Report: Wednesday 1-1 Reading". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
9. Devlin, Kieran. "How Celtic could remodel their transfer policy post-Brexit". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
10. Grahame, Ewing (17 February 2021). "Neil Lennon may be in charge at Celtic next season". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
11. "Sheffield Wednesday starlet Liam Shaw agrees pre-contract deal with Celtic". Examiner Live. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
12. "Report: Wednesday 0-1 Birmingham". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
13. "Club statement: Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
14. "It's green for go as new Bhoy, Liam Shaw, checks in at Paradise". Celtic F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
15. "Debuts for Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide with eleven changes for Real Betis". celticfc.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
16. "Celtic 3-2 Real Betis". BBC. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
17. "Liam Shaw joins Motherwell from Celtic on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
18. "Shrimps capture Celtic midfielder Liam Shaw on season-long loan". Morecambe FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
19. "Latics sign midfielder Liam Shaw on loan from Celtic FC!". wiganathletic.com. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
20. "Shaw joins the ranks at Town". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
21. "LIAM SHAW JOINS NORTHAMPTON TOWN FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE". www.ntfc.co.uk. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
22. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
23. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
24. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
25. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
26. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
27. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
28. "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.