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Paul Shardlow
English footballer and cricketer
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Michael Shardlow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-04-29)29 April 1943[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stone, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 14 October 1968(1968-10-14) (aged 25)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1966 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1968 | Stoke City | 3 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | → Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 39 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 1966–67[1] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967–68[1] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Stokers (loan) | 1967[7] | United Soccer Association | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1968[7] | North American Soccer League | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
- 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.
- "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". www.nasljerseys.com.