Paul Shardlow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Michael Shardlow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stone, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1968 (aged 25)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1966 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | Stoke City | 3 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | → Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 39 | (0) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Paul Michael Shardlow (29 April 1943 – 14 October 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Stoke City. He also played cricket for Staffordshire.[1][2]
Career
Football career
Shardlow was born in Stone, Staffordshire and began his career with Northwich Victoria before joining Stoke City in 1966 as understudy to John Farmer and Gordon Banks.[1] He played twice for Stoke towards the end of 1966–67 and played twice again in 1967–68.[1] Shardlow also spent two seasons in the NASL with the Cleveland Stokers.[3] He was put in the reserves for the 1968–69 season before his death on 14 October 1968 at the age of 25.[1]
Cricket career
Shardlow played cricket for Staffordshire as a wicket-keeper in the Minor Counties Championship between 1960 and 1966.[4]
Death
Shardlow died on 14 October 1968 of a heart attack while on a training ground, at the age of 25.[5] He was survived by his father, the cricketer Bertie Shardlow.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City[1] | 1966–67 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ↑ "STOKE CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ↑ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ↑ "Player profile: Paul Shardlow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ↑ "Death notices - Rest in Peace - 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 - 1979/80. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
- ↑ "Player profile: Bertie Shardlow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.