Gary Shaw

Gary Shaw (born 10 May 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Bray Wanderers in the League of Ireland First Division. He has also previously played for Longford Town, Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic.

Club Career

Youth career

A native of Newbridge, County Kildare, Shaw started out playing for his local side Newbridge Town at underage level. A prolific goalscorer, he was soon promoted to the first team before catching the eye of Shamrock Rovers who invited him to play as a guest in the 2009 SuperCupNI, an international youth tournament held in Northern Ireland and known then as the Milk Cup. It was contested by teams from all around the world and has been won in the past by the likes of Liverpool, Barcelona, Tottenham and Manchester United. Although Rovers failed to progress beyond the group stages, Shaw did score in Rovers' victory over Mexican side Cruz Azul.

Bray Wanderers

Shaw signed for Bray Wanderers in August 2010, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win away to Dundalk on 3 September 2010. He went on to make 11 appearances in all competitions, scoring 3 goals. He featured in all three games in the League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs as Bray managed to stay up by beating Monaghan United on penalties.

The 2011 season was one to forget for Shaw however, as he broke the same metatarsal bone twice, resulting in only 8 appearances across all competitions, scoring 1 goal.

Longford Town

Shaw signed for League of Ireland First Division side Longford Town on 2 January 2012. His first season with the midlands club was a success as he returned from his long spell out injured to make 23 appearances, scoring 5 goals as Longford reached the playoffs which Shaw missed through injury as his side were defeated 3–1 on aggregate by Waterford.

The 2013 season was a similar story for Shaw and Longford as he finished up with 3 goals in 32 games in all competitions with Town going all t