Career
He was also included in the 40-strong preliminary England World Cup squad for the 1982 finals. However, he was not picked in the final 22. His promising Villa career was effectively ended after sustaining a knee injury in an away game at Nottingham Forest.
After a heavy tackle, he was helped to his feet by Ian Bowyer and, in Shaw"s words, something in his knee "clicked".
After his recovery, he continued to play for Villa until 1987-1988. I July 1988 he made his debut for Copenhagen-based Kjøbenhavns Boldklub in Denmark, moving to Klagenfurt in Austria in 1989.
He finished his career off at Kilmarnock, Shrewsbury, Walsall and the Hong Kong-based Ernest Borel Football Club. Shaw gained seven caps for the England under-21s. As a boy he lived in Meriden Drive, Kingshurst, and spent hours kicking a football round on a patch of grass opposite the Punch Bowl public house known locally as "The Island".
He attended Kingshurst County Junior School, in School Close, followed by Kingshurst Comprehensive in Cooks Lane.
As a player
= Aston Villa 1980/81 1st Division
1981/82 European Cup
= Personal Most Outstanding Young Football Player in Europe (Bravo Award) 1982
PFA Young Player of the Year 1981.