Lot 323
A Celtic Glasgow Charity Cup gold medallion
Auction: 19 July 2017 at 12:00 BST
Description
the 9ct gold oval fob with blue enamel border '1915-16 Glasgow Charity Cup' Glasgow coat of arms, the reverse inscribed 'Celtic Football Club' around red enamelled shield with lion rampant, named Charles Shaw below, with simple ring suspension
Dimensions
Weight: 17.9g
Footnote
Charlie Shaw was signed from Queen's Park Rangers in May 1913 for £250. He played 223 games for QPR before making his debut for Celtic in a 2-1 Glasgow Charity Cup win at Third Lanark on May 6th (1913). With the fragile looking Shaw (five foot six inches) in goals, Celtic's defensive record improved dramatically. As a measure of his ability, in the 1913/14 season remarkably he lost only 14 goals in 38 games with 26 shut-outs along the away. A record for Celtic to this day.
He became Celtic captain in September 1916 following "Sunny" Jim Young's retirement (1916) and his commanding voice was heard throughout games. After a time on loan at Clyde, Shaw was released in the Summer of 1925. He played 436 games for Celtic, amassing 240 clean sheets. He had won six league titles (1914-1917, 1919 and 1922) and two Scottish Cups (1914 and 1923).