Billy Shaw (Australian footballer)

Billy H. Shaw
Billy H. Shaw
	Shaw in 1899
Personal information
Full name	William Hugh Shaw
Date of birth	3 November 1872
Place of birth	St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death	2 February 1938 (aged 65)
Place of death	Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s)	St Kilda (VFA)
Position(s)	Wing
Playing career1
Years	Club
1897–1899	St Kilda
1901	Melbourne
Total
	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[]

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

External links[]

Billy Shaw at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

[AFLTables-2] AFL Tables: Billy Shaw

[3] "Football". The Argus. 25 April 1901. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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