Paul Shaw (footballer)

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Paul Shaw
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Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-04) 4 September 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Burnham, England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1997 Arsenal 12 (2)
1995Burnley (loan) 9 (4)
1995Cardiff City (loan) 6 (0)
1995–1996Peterborough United (loan) 12 (5)
1997–2000 Millwall 109 (25)
2000–2004 Gillingham 125 (26)
2004–2006 Sheffield United 35 (8)
2004Rotherham United (loan) 9 (2)
2006 Rotherham United 17 (4)
2006–2007 Chesterfield 30 (4)
2007 Oxford United 10 (2)
2008–2010 Ferencváros 48 (21)
2010–2011 Retford United 12 (3)
2011 F.C. New York 6 (0)
Total440(106)
International career
England Youth
Managerial career
2011 F.C. New York (assistant)
2011 F.C. New York (interim)
2013–2016 Orlando City U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:48, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Paul Shaw (born 4 September 1973) is an English retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has also worked as a coach at F.C. New York and with Orlando City U-23. [1]

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Playing career

Shaw started his career as a trainee at Arsenal, turning professional in 1991. His debut came against Nottingham Forest on 3 December 1994. Unable to break into the Arsenal first team, Shaw spent periods on loan with Burnley, Cardiff City and Peterborough United during his time at Arsenal, before he was sold to Millwall in September 1997. He made 13 appearances in six years for the Gunners, all but one of them as substitute, scoring two goals with both coming against Southampton in the 1996–97 season, one at home and one away. [2]

Shaw spent three years with Millwall before moving to Gillingham in 2000. He left Gillingham for Sheffield United in 2004 but unable to break into the first team had a loan spells at Rotherham United. He subsequently signed for the team but after just 17 appearances moved on a free transfer to Chesterfield in 2006. He found his opportunities at Saltergate limited, and left the club by mutual consent in August 2007 and joined Oxford United shortly afterwards. In October 2007 he left Oxford to join Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC.

Shaw returned to English football by joining Retford United of the NPL Premier Division. He left the club in February 2011 and signed as captain of the new American side F.C. New York in the USL Pro league on 1 March 2011. [3]

On 23 May 2011, it was announced that Coach Matt Weston had resigned from his position at F.C. New York, and Paul Shaw had been made interim head coach. [4]

Coaching career

On 21 May 2012, Shaw was named the boys' senior academy coaching director for the youth academy of Orlando City Soccer Club. [5]

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References

  1. Paul Shaw: Q&A with former Arsenal, Millwall & Gillingham man on his time in Hungary and the US englishplayersabroad.com
  2. "Paul Shaw". arsenal.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. "Shaw to Captain F.C. New York". OurSports Central. March 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "Resignation Accepted - F.C. New York". Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  5. "Orlando City Soccer Club: News". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.