Aston Villa say they are ‘deeply shocked and profoundly saddened’ at the death of club legend Gary Shaw. The former striker died at the age of 63 from injuries sustained after a fall at his home. Shaw starred for Villa in the early 1980s,

regular in the media room at Villa Park and other grounds during his work as a statistics analyst. But, of course, it is his feats on the pitch which will be his legacy. A league and European champion by the age of 21, it seemed Shaw had the world at his feet.

Gary Shaw, an Aston Villa legend and one of the club’s celebrated European Cup winners, has died at the age of 63. Villa confirmed in a statement released on behalf of his family that Shaw had passed away earlier on Monday. It was reported last week that Shaw was in a serious condition in hospital after falling and sustaining a head injury.