Jon Steven Shaw was born on 10 November 1983 and is an English football manager and former player who was recently manager of Blyth Spartans.
30 Facts About Jon Shaw
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Jon Shaw played as a striker and more recently as a central defender, appearing in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday, York City and Rochdale and pursuing a lengthy career in non-league football.
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Jon Shaw signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 July 2003.
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Jon Shaw made eight appearances but failed to score before he was recalled by Wednesday in January 2004 due to an injury crisis at the club.
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Jon Shaw made eight starts that season for Wednesday and scored his first two senior goals, with a header against Luton Town and a long range effort against Queens Park Rangers in front of 29,313 fans at Hillsborough.
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Jon Shaw did not start a single match under Turner's replacement Paul Sturrock and was released by the club.
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Jon Shaw joined Conference National team Burton Albion in November 2004 on non-contract terms, where he was reunited with former strike partner Mark Robins.
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Jon Shaw scored 12 goals in his first season at Burton, making him the club's leading goalscorer for the season.
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Jon Shaw signed a new two-year contract with Burton during March 2005.
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However, in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, Jon Shaw was forced to leave the field of play due to an injury sustained to the mouth.
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Jon Shaw joined Halifax Town for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2007.
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Jon Shaw had a fine first season at the club, scoring 20 goals in 37 league appearances, making him the club's top scorer, plus he scored a goal in one of his three FA Cup matches for the club.
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Jon Shaw signed a two-year contract with League Two side Rochdale for an undisclosed fee on 4 July 2008.
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Jon Shaw joined Gateshead on a one-month loan on 26 November 2009, making his debut in the FA Trophy First Round replay away at Harrogate Town on 15 December 2009.
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Jon Shaw only made 2 appearances for Gateshead during the loan spell, the other being a league game against Barrow on Boxing Day.
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On 14 January 2010, Jon Shaw left Rochdale by mutual consent to pursue a contract with Conference Premier side Mansfield Town.
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Jon Shaw went on to score 3 in his 6 starts for the Stags.
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On Wednesday 26 May 2010, Mansfield Town announced that Jon Shaw would be leaving Field Mill by mutual consent.
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On 29 May 2010, Jon Shaw rejoined fellow Conference Premier side Gateshead on a two-year deal.
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Jon Shaw made his first appearance of the season against Cambridge United on 4 September 2010.
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Jon Shaw was named Conference Premier Player of the Month for February 2011, after scoring six goals in five league games that month.
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On 28 January 2012, Jon Shaw scored his 50th Gateshead goal in only his 80th appearance, his 40th league goal in 67 league games for the club.
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Jon Shaw signed for Gateshead's Conference Premier rivals Luton Town on a two-year contract on 21 June 2012.
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Jon Shaw's role was initially not noticed by the referee, but he was later charged by the Football Association with violent conduct and banned for three matches.
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Jon Shaw then suffered further injuries in training, which prevented him from playing until early January 2014.
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On 12 June 2014, Jon Shaw rejoined Gateshead for a third spell, signing a two-year deal.
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On 2 July 2016, Jon Shaw signed a part-time contract for the Northern Division One side South Shields.
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On 26 May 2022, Jon Shaw was announced to be joining Dunston UTS when his contract with South Shields expired.
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Jon Shaw was appointed assistant manager of Blyth Spartans under Graham Fenton, with whom he had worked for several years at South Shields.
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Jon Shaw returned to the England C squad in May 2008 for the Four Nation Tournament and friendlies against Grenada and Barbados.