Billy Shaw (Australian footballer)

For the Footscray player, see Bill Shaw (Australian footballer).

Billy H. Shaw
Shaw in 1899
Personal information
Full name William Hugh Shaw
Date of birth (1872-11-03)3 November 1872
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 2 February 1938(1938-02-02) (aged 65)
Place of death Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s) St Kilda (VFA)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–1899 St Kilda 29 (1)
1901 Melbourne 01 (0)
Total 30 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Hugh Shaw (3 November 1872 – 2 February 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Shaw was already a 100-game veteran for St Kilda when he made his VFL debut, having played for the club in the Victorian Football Association.[1] He was St Kilda's inaugural VFL captain, leading the club in 1897 and 1898. A wingman, he experienced losses in each of his 29 league games for St Kilda and even lost the only fixture he played with Melbourne,[2] which he joined in 1901.[3]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Billy Shaw
  3. ^ "Football". The Argus. 25 April 1901. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
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