Alex Shaw (soccer)

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Alex Shaw
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-11-22)22 November 1924
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 4 January 2013(2013-01-04) (aged 88)
Place of death Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Strathclyde
1949–1951 Dundee United 12 (5)
1952–1955 Toronto St. Andrews
National team
1957 Canada 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alex Shaw (22 November 1924 – 4 January 2013) was a Canadian former international soccer player.[1]

Career[]

After playing with Strathclyde, Shaw signed with Dundee United in 1949, where he played for two seasons, appearing in 12 matches league matches, scoring five goals.[2][3] In 1952, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto St. Andrews.[3] He later played with Toronto Thistle and coached Toronto Ulster United.[1][3]

He made his debut for the Canada men's national soccer team on 6 July 1957 against the United States in a World Cup qualifier match.[1] He died on 4 January 2013 in Perry Sound, Ontario.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Profile". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/dundeeutd/dundeeutd.html
  3. ^ a b c Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 232.
  4. ^ "Alexander Shaw Obituary - Guelph, Ontario | Gilbert MacIntyre & Son Funeral Home and Chapel Ltd". memorials.gilbertmacintyreandson.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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