Aston Villa legend Gary Shaw dies aged 63 as tributes pour in
Gary Shaw has passed away (Image: Photo by Rusty Cheyne/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton Archive) https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gary-shaw-dead-aston-villa-29941519 by Taboola Aston Villa icon Gary Shaw made 213 appearances for his boyhood club across a decade Aston Villa legend Gary Shaw has died at the age of 63. Shaw had been in a serious condition in hospital after suffering a head injury as the result of a fall. Widely regarded as one of the best Villa forwards in the club’s 150-year history, Shaw made 213 appearances and scored 79 goals in claret and blue. Kingshurst-born Shaw spent a decade at his boyhood club after starting his apprenticeship with Villa in 1977. In 1981, having contributed 18 goals to Villa's League Championship triumph, he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year. He also played a key role in the club's European conquest a year later. Shaw played in seven of the club's eight matches before the final with Bayern, where he...