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Mexborough Town’s Good Capture – Promising Footballer

May 1911

Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 20 May 1911

Promising Footballer

Mexborough Town’s Good Capture

Mexborough Town FC have secured the signature of David Stanley Shaw, a very useful centre forward, who last season play for Barrohw in the second division of the lanky Combination.

In a recent games between Barrow and Hindley Central, Barrow won 7 – 0 and secured promotion to the First Division. Shaw played a brilliant game for them, scoring for the seven goals, and incidentally scoring Barrow’s 100th goal of the season.

He is a local lad, 21 years old, and lives with his parents in Chapel Street, Roman Terrace.

He is of useful build and the Town are to be congratulated on his capture