Richard Shaw (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Edward Shaw | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Brentford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1995 | Crystal Palace | 207 | (3) |
| 1989 | → Hull City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–2006 | Coventry City | 317 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Millwall | 59 | (0) |
| Total | 587 | (4) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Millwall (caretaker) | ||
| 2012 | Coventry City (assistant manager) | ||
| 2012 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:18, 25 June 2012 (UTC). |
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Richard Edward Shaw (born 11 September 1968 in Brentford, London) is an English former professional footballer who was caretaker manager at League One side Coventry City.
As a player, he was a defender from 1996 until 2008, notably in the Premier League for Crystal Palace and Coventry City. He also played in the Football League for both Hull City and Millwall.
Shaw started his career at Crystal Palace, coming up through their youth system. He enjoyed a brief loan spell to Hull City before becoming a major part of the first team, playing in the 1990 FA Cup Final. Crystal Palace were a yo-yo-club at the time after a promising start to the 1990s, where they also finished third in the league a year after reaching the FA Cup final. They were relegated in 1993, promoted in 1994 and relegated again in 1995, with Shaw being established as a regular player by the time they were in this period of instability. They also reached a further two League Cup semi-finals and an FA Cup semi-final in the five seasons which followed their FA Cup final appearance.
One of his more infamous moments in a Palace shirt came in January 1995, during the Eagles' home fixture against Manchester United. United midfielder Eric Cantona attempted to get on the end of a long clearance by Peter Schmeichel and was obstructed by Shaw, who had very effectively marked him out of the game. The Frenchman retaliated by kicking Shaw and was sent off. On his way from the pitch Cantona launched a 'kung-fu' style kick against a Crystal Palace fan, Matthew Simmons, followed by a series of punches. The event has become a famous part of English football's history for the wrong reasons.
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