John Shaw (footballer, born 1886)

John Shaw
Personal information
Full name	John Frederick Shaw
Date of birth	1886
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Date of death	3 June 1916 (aged 29)
Place of death	France
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1904–1905	Darlington
1905–1906	Sunderland
1907–1908	Wallsend Park Villa
1908–1909	Clapton Orient
1909–1910	Vickers
1910–191?	Barrow
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Frederick Shaw (1886 – 3 June 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Sunderland.^[1]

Personal life[edit]

Before the First World War, Shaw emigrated to Canada. During the war, he enlisted in the Canadian Field Artillery and deployed to the Western Front as a gunner, where he was killed in action on 3 June 1916.^[2]^[3]^[4] He is buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Gunner J.F. Shaw". Lancashire Evening Post. 15 June 1916. p. 4.
^ "Fallen Heroes". The North Star. 16 June 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Casualty Details: John Frederick Shaw". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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[book-1] Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] "Gunner J.F. Shaw". Lancashire Evening Post. 15 June 1916. p. 4.

[3] "Fallen Heroes". The North Star. 16 June 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[CWGC-4] "Casualty Details: John Frederick Shaw". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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