Liam Shaw

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Liam Shaw
Personal information
Full name Liam Darren Shaw [1]
Date of birth (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Northampton Town
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2018 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:10, 26 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.

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Career

Sheffield Wednesday

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]

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] Shaw picked up an ACL injury against Barnsley on the 25 February, with manager Kevin Nolan confirming he would miss the remainder of the season. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2019–20 [23] EFL Championship 20———20
2020–21 [24] 1911020—221
Total211102000241
Chesterfield (loan) 2019–20 [23] National League 4000—1050
Celtic 2021–22 [25] Scottish Premiership 1000001020
2022–23 [26] 0000000000
2023–24 [27] 0000000000
Total1000001020
Motherwell (loan) 2021–22 [25] Scottish Premiership7000000070
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23 [26] EFL League One 34210103 [a] 0392
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2023–24 [27] EFL League One20030003 [a] 0260
Fleetwood Town 2024–25 [28] EFL League Two 11010—2 [a] 0140
Northampton Town 2024–25 [28] EFL League One82———82
2025–26 [29] EFL League One000000—82
Total8200000082
Career total106560301001255
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Celtic

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. ↑ "Liam Shaw injury update". www.ntfc.co.uk. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  30. ↑ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.
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