William J. Shaw (born 1886) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played for
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...
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Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...
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Dumbarton Harp and
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
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Shaw joined Bristol Rovers from Kilmarnock in 1909 and went on to play 103 times in the
Southern League for Rovers, scoring six goals, before moving to Dumbarton Harp in 1912.
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1886 births
Year of death missing
Footballers from East Ayrshire
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Kilmarnock F.C. players
Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Dumbarton Harp F.C. players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
Southern Football League players
People from Muirkirk
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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