Full name Arthur Shaw Role Footballer Name Arthur Shaw | Playing position Position Wing half | |
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Date of birth (1924-04-09)9 April 1924 Date of death 2 November 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 91) Place of death Hermosa Beach, United States Died November 2, 2015, Hermosa Beach, California, United States | ||
Place of birth Limehouse, England | ||
Arthur Shaw (9 April 1924 – 2 November 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
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Career
Born in Limehouse, Shaw played in the Football League for Brentford, Arsenal and Watford, making a total of 64 league appearances. Shaw also played non-league football for Southall, Hayes, Gravesend & Northfleet and represented the England national amateur football team. Arsenal won the First Division title in 1952–53 and he made 25 league appearances, enough for a winners' medal. A flag bearing his name flies in tribute on the Ken Friar Bridge, close to Arsenal tube station.
Honours
Arsenal
References
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