Liam Shaw
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Northampton Town
at Northampton Town
506 days · joined 2025-01-03
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€225k
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Morecambe FC
top club · 39 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#728
goals rank
#1167
assists rank
6
season goals
6
season assists
Among 1,533 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€500k
peak value · 2023
€345k
top transfer fee · 21/22
2
best season · 22/23
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2001-03-12 · 6 players total
129Appearances
6Goals
6Assists
21Yellow cards
1Red cards
31Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Liam Shaw |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Liam Darren Shaw |
| Date of birth | 2001-03-12 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Northampton Town |
| Joined | 2025-01-03 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | OmniSports |
Jan 2025
Transfer: Fleetwood → Northampton
24/25 · Transfer
Oct 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Fleetwood
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Fleetwood Town, Northampton Town
22 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Celtic → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
May 2024
Transfer: Wigan → Celtic
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
Transfer: Celtic → Wigan
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Wigan Athletic
26 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2023
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Celtic
22/23 · Return from loan
Sep 2022
Transfer: Celtic → Morecambe FC
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Morecambe FC
39 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2022
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Celtic
21/22 · Return from loan
Jan 2022
Transfer: Celtic → Motherwell FC
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Celtic FC, Motherwell FC, Celtic FC B
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 8 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Celtic
21/22 · Transfer · €345k
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sheffield Wednesday
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Sheff Wed U21 → Sheff Wed
20/21 · Transfer
Dec 2019
Transfer: Chesterfield → Sheff Wed U21
19/20 · Return from loan
Nov 2019
Transfer: Sheff Wed U21 → Chesterfield
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Sheff Wed U18 → Sheff Wed U21
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield Wednesday U18
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sheffield Wednesday U18
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1209 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.51/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.51/90
Yellow cards4 total · 1.03/90
Minutes played by club
Northampton Town
12.5%
Fleetwood Town
0.0%
Wigan Athletic
0.0%
Morecambe FC
49.3%
Celtic FC
0.0%
Motherwell FC
0.0%
Celtic FC B
0.0%
Sheffield Wednesday
35.0%
Chesterfield FC
0.0%
Sheffield Wednesday U18
3.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 351 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Morecambe FC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1,382 |
| Celtic FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motherwell FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celtic FC B | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 981 |
| Chesterfield FC | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday U18 | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Fleetwood Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | League One | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 351 |
| 24/25 | League Two | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Morecambe FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Morecambe FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Morecambe FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League One | Morecambe FC | 34 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1,382 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Europa League Qualifying | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Prem. Sports Cup | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | SFA Cup | Motherwell FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Trust Trophy | Celtic FC B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 981 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | National League | Chesterfield FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Youth Cup | Sheffield Wednesday U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Youth Cup | Sheffield Wednesday U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Sheff Wed U18 | Sheff Wed U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-21 | Sheff Wed U21 | Chesterfield | Loan | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-31 | Chesterfield | Sheff Wed U21 | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-07-01 | Sheff Wed U21 | Sheff Wed | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Sheff Wed | Celtic | Transfer | 350000 | €345k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-07 | Celtic | Motherwell FC | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-20 | Motherwell FC | Celtic | Return from loan | 350000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-09-01 | Celtic | Morecambe FC | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Morecambe FC | Celtic | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-22 | Celtic | Wigan | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Wigan | Celtic | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Celtic | Without Club | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-10-01 | Without Club | Fleetwood | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-03 | Fleetwood | Northampton | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Ankle injury | 2020-10-04 | 2020-12-04 | 62 | 11 |
Current€225k
Peak€500k
Low€100k
Δ since start+€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Reach | 1 | 0 | 996 |
| Jordan Jones | 2 | 0 | 986 |
| Liam Palmer | 1 | 0 | 897 |
| Callum Paterson | 1 | 1 | 873 |
| Caleb Watts | 1 | 0 | 813 |
| Baba Adeeko | 2 | 0 | 759 |
| Arthur Gnahoua | 1 | 0 | 644 |
| Josh Magennis | 2 | 1 | 588 |
| Stephen Humphrys | 2 | 0 | 563 |
| Callum McManaman | 2 | 0 | 334 |
| Kieran Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Lees | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bannan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jensen Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Tickle | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Cooney | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Delaney | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Donald Love | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Farrend Rawson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | League One | Northampton Town | 2 | 8 |
| 22/23 | League One | Morecambe FC | 2 | 34 |
| 17/18 | FA Youth Cup | Sheffield Wednesday U18 | 1 | 1 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | League One | Morecambe FC | 3 | 34 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 3 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2024-05-31 | Wigan | Celtic | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-22 | Celtic | Wigan | Loan | — | €500k |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Morecambe FC | Celtic | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 22/23 | 2022-09-01 | Celtic | Morecambe FC | Loan | — | €300k |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-20 | Motherwell FC | Celtic | Return from loan | — | €350k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-07 | Celtic | Motherwell FC | Loan | — | €350k |
| 19/20 | 2019-12-31 | Chesterfield | Sheff Wed U21 | Return from loan | — | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-11-21 | Sheff Wed U21 | Chesterfield | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Northampton Town The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 3–1 | Stevenage FC | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–2 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2026-01-27 | GB3 |
Rotherham United | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB3 |
Blackpool FC | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–0 | Stockport County | Available |
| 2025-12-29 | GB3 |
Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–1 | Luton Town | Available |
| 2025-10-21 | GB3 |
Reading FC | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB3 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-10-11 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–2 | Rotherham United | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB3 |
Port Vale FC | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–0 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB3 |
Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 2–0 | Exeter City | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB3 |
Stevenage FC | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–0 | Bradford City | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB3 |
Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB3 |
Crawley Town | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 4–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | GB3 |
Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–0 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–4 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-04-01 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–2 | Rotherham United | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | GB3 |
Cambridge United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-03-22 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–2 | Blackpool FC | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | GB3 |
Leyton Orient | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-03-04 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–1 | Stockport County | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-02-25 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 1–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–2 | Wrexham AFC | Available |
| 2025-02-07 | GB3 |
Mansfield Town | 0–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-02-01 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-01-28 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Northampton Town | Available |
| 2025-01-25 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Available |
Teams faced most often by Liam Shaw's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 27% |
| Cambridge United | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 20% |
| Peterborough United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 30% |
| Lincoln City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 10% |
| Fleetwood Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 40% |
| Exeter City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 40% |
| Cheltenham Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 60% |
| Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 30% |
| Port Vale FC | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 40% |
| Burton Albion | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 40% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 50% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 22 | 351 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 23/24 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 39 | 1,382 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 21/22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 22 | 981 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 19/20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
62 apps
4 G
3 A
Championship
21 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Youth Cup
2 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
8 apps
0 G
2 A
FA Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A
League Two
11 apps
0 G
0 A
Premiership
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Liam Shaw?
Liam Shaw is an England professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Northampton Town.
How old is Liam Shaw?
Liam Shaw is 25 years old. He was born on March 12, 2001 in Sheffield.
What position does Liam Shaw play?
Liam Shaw plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Liam Shaw play for?
Liam Shaw currently plays for Northampton Town.
How many career goals has Liam Shaw scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Liam Shaw has scored 6 goals in 129 appearances.
What is Liam Shaw's market value?
Liam Shaw's most recent reported market value is €225k.