Bill Shaw (Australian footballer)

Bill Shaw
Bill Shaw
Personal information
Full name	William Clive Shaw
Date of birth	25 April 1915
Place of birth	Romsey, Victoria
Date of death	5 October 1994 (aged 79)
Place of death	Romsey, Victoria
Original team(s)	Romsey
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)	Follower
Playing career1
Years	Club
1939	Footscray
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Clive Shaw (25 April 1915 – 5 October 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL), ^[3] who was recruited from Romsey.^[4]

Shaw later served in the Australian Army during World War II.^[5]

Shaw won the Riddell District Football Association best and fairest award, the Bowen Medal in 1947,^[6] 1949 and 1953,^[7] playing for Romsey.

Notes[edit]

^ "1939 - Goalkicker Blushed!". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 19 July 1939. p. 24. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "1939 - Romsey Man Impresses Footscray People". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 22 April 1939. p. 60. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 808. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "1939 - OTHERS WILL BE JUST AS KEEN". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 12 July 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "World War II Roll: SHAW, William Clive". Department of Veterans Affairs.
^ "1947 - Best and Fairest Player". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic). 28 August 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "1953 - Football season ends: Trophy Winners". Woodend Star & Macedon Advocate (Vic). 14 August 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2024.