“Ten Internationals and Charlie Shaw” was the way that Celtic were described in the 1910s and the early 1920s, the implication being that the Celtic team were so good that Charlie Shaw the goalkeeper didn’t get a chance to show his talents.

This was certainly true of the great side of 1913/14 which earned words like “burglar proof” and “impenetrable” to describe Shaw, McNair and Dodds, the side that lost one goal in a whole winter!

Charlie came from Twechar and had already been noticed when he played for Port Glasgow Athletic but Charlie joined Maley’s team from Queen’s Park Rangers in 1913 and promptly won a Glasgow Charity Cup medal.

For then on for the next 10 years, Charlie was a permanent fixture in the Celtic goal, ever reliable and never letting his side down. In due course of time he became captain, and there was something always reassuring about his presence looking like everyone’s favourite uncle, and not at at all like the ruthless and totally professional character that he was.

Charlie may not have been capped for Scotland, but he won the Scottish League in 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919 and 1922 and the Scottish Cup in 1914 and 1923. He went to America in 1925 to become player/manager of New Bedford Whalers.

He died in 1938.

David Potter

HUGE SAVINGS IN THE CELTIC STAR’S SUMMER SALE!

The Celtic Star’s Father’s Day Promotion has been so successful, with hundreds of books at great prices being posted to Celtic fans all over the world, that we’ve decided to continue with the sale until the end of July. We’ve reduced all six books currently available from their usual retail price of £20 and prices are as low as £6 (see below).

All books are high quality hardback, with some signed by the author. And it’s also worth noting that you only pay postage on one book, so it’s free for the second, third and so on. ORDER HERE or click on The Celtic Star image above…this is how it feels to be Celtic!