George Edward Shaw (13 October 1899 – 10 March 1973) was an English professional

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who played for

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, Gillingham,

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and

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. Shaw played for Gillingham for two seasons before moving back home up north to

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to play for his local club

. In a season which saw Doncaster become runners up in the

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and win the

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, Shaw scored 6 league goals, 5 of them penalties, plus one penalty in the cup rounds. The following season, 1923–24, Rovers were selected for promotion back to the

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for the first time since 1905. In their first match of the season Shaw managed to send his penalty kick into the stand, thus missing out on scoring their first return goal and failing to win the match. His last match for Doncaster was at

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on 26 January 1924, after which he transferred to Huddersfield Town to play in their first of three successive

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Championship seasons. He was the elder brother of Wilf Shaw, who also played full back for Doncaster Rovers, until he was killed in action in

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Honours

;

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runners up: 1922–23 *

winners: 1922–23 ;

champions: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26 runners up: 1926–27 ;

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winners:

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;

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* Malta League 1949–1950 *

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winner: 1948–1949 and 1949–1950 * Cassar Cup 1949–1950

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* 1899 births 1973 deaths English men's footballers England men's international footballers People from Swinton, South Yorkshire Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Footballers from South Yorkshire Footballers from Doncaster Men's association football forwards English Football League players Rossington Main F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players Floriana F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1890s-stub