Wayne Shaw (footballer) explained

Wayne Shaw
Birth Date:13 January 1972
Birth Place:Millbrook, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1985–1988
Youthclubs1:Southampton
Youthyears2:1988–1990
Youthclubs2:Reading
Years1:1990
Clubs1:Basingstoke Town (loan)
Years2:1990–1991
Years3:1991–1996
Clubs3:Wimborne Town
Clubs4:Bashley
Clubs5:Bournemouth
Clubs6:Gosport Borough
Clubs7:BAT Sports
Years8:1996–1997
Clubs8:AFC Lymington
Years9:1998–1999
Clubs9:AFC Lymington
Years10:1999–2003
Years11:2003–2009
Caps11:58
Goals11:0
Years12:2007
Clubs12:Wimborne Town (loan)
Caps12:0
Goals12:0
Years13:2009–2012
Caps13:5
Goals13:0
Years14:2012
Caps14:3
Goals14:0
Years15:2012
Caps15:0
Goals15:0
Years16:2012–2013
Caps16:2
Goals16:0
Years17:2014–2015
Caps17:0
Goals17:0
Years18:2015–2017
Caps18:1
Goals18:0
Years19:2016
Clubs19:Alresford Town (loan)
Caps19:1
Goals19:0
Totalcaps:70
Totalgoals:0

Wayne Shaw (born 13 January 1972) is an English former semi-professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Shaw was nicknamed "Roly Poly Goalie",[1] owing to being 23stone,[2] [3]

Career

Shaw started in football at Southampton's academy as a centre half, where he was teammates with future England internationals Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier. He was then sent on loan for two years to Reading. He was later released by Southampton for being overweight.[4] He then moved to Basingstoke Town and was loaned to Bashley where he transitioned into a goalkeeper. From there he went to AFC Lymington and in 1999 moved to AFC Totton because of family commitments. By 2005, he had moved to Eastleigh where he saved a penalty during their Isthmian Premier League play-off final which helped Eastleigh get promoted into the Conference South for the first time. In 2010, he moved to Sutton United alongside Eastleigh's manager Paul Doswell but returned to Eastleigh as a player-coach two years later.[5] During his career, Shaw would often be subject to the "Who ate all the pies?" football chant.[6]

While playing for Sutton United, Shaw was involved in an altercation with fans of Kingstonian prior to a Surrey Senior Cup match in December 2013 where he jumped over advertising hoardings and headbutted a fan who was insulting him about his weight.[7] He was released by Sutton following the incident.[8] Following a brief period with Gosport Borough, where he was the goalkeeping coach for their FA Trophy final appearance against Cambridge United,[9] he was re-signed by Sutton in February 2015 until his departure in February 2017.[10] He subsequently retired after his departure.

"Piegate" controversy

On 20 February 2017, Sutton lost 2–0 to Arsenal in the fifth round of the 2016–17 FA Cup. During the match, Shaw ate a pasty,[11] [12] described as a "pie" in reports, while sitting on the bench, even though he knew that a betting company was offering 8–1 odds against him eating a pie on television. The Football Association investigated a possible breach of their rules relating to betting, and the Gambling Commission investigated whether there were any unusual patterns of betting and whether the company had operated within its licence.[13] Shaw resigned from Sutton United after the investigations were announced.[14] Following his resignation, the supermarket chain Morrisons offered Shaw a job as an official "pie-taster".[15] Later, a petition was launched by the blogger Paul Staines for Shaw to be given his job at the club back.[16] In Sutton United's first game after his departure, they were forced to use an outfield player in goal when their first choice goalkeeper was injured, having had no time to sign a replacement for Shaw.[13]

On 6 September 2017 Shaw was fined £375 and banned for two months by the FA for breaching their betting rules.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Why Sutton's 20st 'roly poly goalie' is not your typical footballer. Sam. Long. 20 February 2017. Evening Standard. 22 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Mark . Critchley . Sutton's 23-stone goalkeeper Wayne Shaw may have broken FA betting rules by eating pie during Arsenal defeat . The Independent . 22 February 2017 . 2017-02-23.
  3. Web site: Pie-eating ex-Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw fined by FA. 6 September 2017. BBC Sport.
  4. News: Sutton United's Totton-based FA Cup cult hero: Depression is my toughest opponent. Simon . Walter . Southern Daily Echo. 20 February 2017. 22 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Wendy . Gee . Wayne Shaw returns to Eastleigh . Daily Echo . 2017-02-23.
  6. Web site: Who ate all the pies? . ITV . 2017-02-23.
  7. Web site: Jack . Rathborn . Sutton's pie-eating goalkeeper Wayne Shaw's colourful past including headbutting a supporter . The Mirror . 21 February 2017 . 2017-02-23.
  8. News: Wayne Shaw released by Sutton United following Kingstonian fracas. 21 February 2017. Your Local Guardian. 5 December 2013.
  9. News: Meet Wayne Shaw, Sutton United's Roly Poly Goalie . Your Local Guardian . 20 February 2017 . 17 February 2017 . Wayne . Gwillym.
  10. News: Ashton. Tim. Sutton United: Wayne is Shaw glad to be back at the Lane. 21 February 2017. The Bolton News. 6 February 2015.
  11. News: Sutton keeper's pie-eating stunt investigated by FA and Gambling Commission . . Ed . Aarons . 21 February 2017 . 21 February 2017.
  12. Web site: Wayne Shaw Eating a Pasty: The Best or Worst Thing to Ever Happen to Football? . VICE.
  13. Web site: Sutton United win with outfield player in goal after Wayne Shaw exit. 25 February 2017. The Guardian. 28 February 2017.
  14. News: Sutton keeper Wayne Shaw leaves club amid investigations over pie-eating stunt . . Ed . Aarons . 21 February 2017 . 21 February 2017.
  15. News: Samuel Lovett . Morrisons approach ex-Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw to with official 'pie-taster' job offer . The Independent . 21 February 2017. 23 February 2017.
  16. News: Richard Parry . Wayne Shaw pie scandal: Petition launched to have Sutton United goalkeeper reinstated following resignation . Evening Standard . 22 February 2017 . 28 February 2017.
  17. Web site: Pie-eating ex-Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw fined by FA. BBC Sport. 6 September 2017. 6 September 2017.