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Paul Shardlow
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
–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

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

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Football career

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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

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Shardlow played cricket for Staffordshire as a wicket-keeper in the Minor Counties Championship between 1960 and 1966.[4]

Death

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "STOKE CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  3. ^ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Paul Shardlow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Death notices - Rest in Peace - 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 - 1979/80. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Player profile: Bertie Shardlow". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  7. ^ a b "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players, Photos, and Statistics". www.nasljerseys.com.
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