Graham Shaw

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Graham Laurence Shaw, (born July 9, 1934 in Sheffield - died. 1998) was an English football player who played for Sheffield United between 1951-1967, in the position of left-back.

Shaw was developed by Oaks Fold (a Sheffield United nursery club in the 1950's), after having played for Sheffield Schoolboys, but chiefly at half-back. He signed professional forms for United when he was 17. He made his debut for the Blades at Hillsborough on January 5, 1951 in front of a crowd of 65,384, United won the match 3-1. Shaw was a calm stylish player, who had pace and tackled well and could place his clearances. He was also part of the United team which beat Sheffield Wednesday 7-3 on September 8, 1951 at Bramall Lane. Shaw went on to become an England International and made 5 appearances for the national side. His first cap was against U.S.S.R. at Wembley on October 22, 1958. It was a match England won 5-0. He went on to make 4 more appearances for England between 1958 and 1962. In 1967, Shaw left United and joined Doncaster Rovers making 22 appearances for the Rovers.

[edit] Sheffield United Career

Season	Division	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	League Cup Apps	League Cup Goals	Other Apps	Total Apps	Total Goals
1951–52	Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1952–53	Two	37	2	3	0	0	1	41	2
1953–54	One	32	0	0	0	0	3	35	0
1954–55	One	41	2	1	0	0	2	44	2
1955–56	One	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
1956–57	Two	28	0	2	0	0	0	30	0
1957–58	Two	41	0	4	0	0	3	48	0
1958–59	Two	38	3	6	0	0	0	44	3
1959–60	Two	35	2	4	0	0	1	40	2
1960–61	Two	31	2	7	1	0	0	39	2
1961–62	One	41	0	3	6	0	1	51	0
1962–63	One	41	3	3	2	1	0	46	4
1963–64	One	17	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
1964–65	One	42	0	3	0	0	1	46	0
1965–66	One	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1966–67	One	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	439	14	37	9	1	13	498	15