Eddie Shaw (Australian footballer)
Australian rules footballer, born 1903
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Edgar Clarence Shaw (10 July 1903 – 25 May 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Elsternwick, Victoria
Burwood East, Victoria
| Eddie Shaw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edgar Clarence Shaw | ||
| Born |
10 July 1903 Elsternwick, Victoria | ||
| Died |
25 May 1981 (aged 77) Burwood East, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Elsternwick Amateurs | ||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of James Shaw (1869-1952),[2] and Harriet Mary Ann Shaw (1875-1965), née Hanson, Edgar Clarence Shaw was born at Elsternwick, Victoria on 10 July 1903.[3]
He married Elsa Elizabeth "Beth" Theobald at Surrey Hills, Victoria on 17 March 1934.[4][5]
Education
He was educated at the Elsternwick State School.[6]
Football
Shaw commenced his football career playing for the Elsternwick Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association,[6] where he played from 1921 until 1926.[7]
In 1927 he was granted a permit to play with Melbourne,[8] but he only played a single senior game, in which he was not a great success.[9] He returned to Elsternwick by July.[10]
Death
He died at the Rosden Private Nursing Home in Burwood East, Victoria on 25 May 1981.[11]
