Thomas William Shaw (born 1 December 1986) is an English former

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and assistant head coach at

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side Lincoln City. Shaw began his career at Rushden & Diamonds, making over 50 appearances in the

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and Conference between 2006 and 2008. He has since had spells at

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

, Tamworth,

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

and Cambridge United, Alfreton Town, before moving to

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in 2015. Shaw returned to Tamworth in 2018. In the summer of 2018, Shaw joined Lincoln City as the Lead PDP Coach.

Club career

Born in

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, Shaw began his career in the youth academy at

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before joining the youth team at Rushden & Diamonds in 2002. He joined Rugby Town on a work-experience loan in March 2006, was recalled by Rushden & Diamonds at the beginning of April, and made his debut for Rushden & Diamonds in the club's last game in the

against

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in May 2006. After Rushden & Diamonds were relegated from the

at the end of the 2005–06 season, he was retained by manager

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and signed full professional terms in July 2006. By January 2007, Shaw had made 18 appearances for Rushden & Diamonds but was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by new manager Graham Westley and he joined Conference North side

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on loan later in the same month. After returning from loan, he made some impressive performances until he suffered a foot injury in April 2007 that ruled him out for the remainder of the season. He signed a new two-year contract with Rushden & Diamonds in the summer of 2007. Shaw made 35 appearances in the 2007–08 season but his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2008 after both the club and Shaw felt that he would not have a regular place in the first team in the 2008–09 season. On 8 August 2008, Shaw signed a one-year contract with

. Shaw joined Conference North side Tamworth on 9 October 2008. On 11 June 2010, Shaw signed a one-year deal at

. On 14 May 2011, Shaw signed a two-year contract for Cambridge United, becoming their first signing of the summer under

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. Shaw joined Alfreton Town on a two-year contract on 1 July 2013. He made his debut in Alfreton's opening day defeat to

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on 10 August and scored his first goal three days later in a 3–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers.

International career

Shaw represented England C in victories over Malta under-21s and Poland under-23s in 2009.

Coaching career

In 2014, Shaw was appointed Academy Lead Coach at

. The following year, he joined Derby County in the same role. Shaw departed from Derby in September 2017. Shaw served as Player/Assistant Manager at

from 2015 to 2018. In June 2018, Shaw was appointed lead PDP Coach at Lincoln City. Upon his appointment, former Academy manager Damian Froggatt described Shaw as the "standout candidate". In April 2021 Shaw was appointed head coach of

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, whilst retaining his role at Lincoln City. On 12 May 2022, Shaw resigned as Trinity manager. On 27 June 2022, Shaw was promoted to the Lincoln City first team staff from the academy and would be mentored by incoming assistant head coach Mike Garrity. On 18 October 2023, he was made interim head coach following Mark Kennedy and

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both leaving the club. He remained in this role until 13 November 2023, overseeing three wins from seven matches, becoming assistant head coach following the arrival of Michael Skubala.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Tamworth * Conference North: 2008–09

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Tom 1986 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders Nottingham Forest F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Rugby Town F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Chester F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers Gainsborough Trinity F.C. managers Lincoln City F.C. managers Chester F.C. managers Northern Premier League managers English Football League managers Lincoln City F.C. non-playing staff