Former Aston Villa striker Gary Shaw has died on the age of 63, the membership have introduced.
Shaw was a member of the Villa facet that gained the First Division title in 1981 and the European Cup the next yr.
The ahead, who additionally had spells with Blackpool, Walsall, Kilmarnock and Shrewsbury, had been in hospital after struggling a head damage in a latest fall.
A Villa assertion learn: “Aston Villa Football Club is deeply shocked and profoundly saddened to learn that Gary Shaw, one of our European Cup-winning heroes, has passed away.
“Gary was one of our own, a talented striker who delighted supporters with his goalscoring exploits which helped fire Villa to success in the 1980s. Individual accolades would also follow for a player who was idolised by many on the terraces.
“He handed away peacefully earlier right now surrounded by his household, who requested Aston Villa to launch an announcement on their behalf.
“The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Gary’s family and loved ones at this extremely difficult time.”
Gary Shaw pictured with Aston Villa team-mate Peter Withe at Villa Park in 1981
Solihull-born Shaw joined Villa as an apprentice and went on to attain 79 occasions in 213 appearances, together with 20 of their title-winning marketing campaign, after which he was named PFA Younger Participant of the 12 months.
He was then an vital a part of the group that gained the European Cup with victory over Bayern Munich within the ultimate in 1982. Shaw scored three objectives within the competitors together with a quarter-final strike in opposition to Dynamo Kyiv.
He left Villa in 1988 together with his profession additionally taking him to Denmark, Austria and Hong Kong earlier than he retired in 1992. He later labored as a statistical analyst and was a matchday ambassador for Villa.
