Career
Shaw was a left back who played for Hibs before and after World World War II, including an appearance in the 1946-1947 Scottish Cup final, and was part of the league championship winning side of 1947-1948. He later signed for Aberdeen, in time to play in the Cup Final of 1953 against Rangers. This did not happen again until Gary and Steven Caldwell played together for the first time in a Scotland side in 2005.
In all, Shaw made 9 appearances for Scotland between 1946 and 1948.
When his playing career was over, he stayed with Aberdeen and took up a coaching role. Shaw was appointed coach by manager Dave Halliday, and was described by Bobby Wishart, the inside-forward in the league championship-winning side of 1954-1955 as "the secret ingredient" in the club"s success.
At the end of that championship season, Halliday left to take over as manager of Leicester, and Shaw was appointed manager in his place.