Charles Shaw (21 September 1885 – 27 March 1938) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, mainly for Queens Park Rangers and Celtic.
[6] According to legendary Celtic manager Willie Maley: "Shaw, McNair and Dodds understood one another so well that they developed the pass-back into a scientific move of which there have been many imitators but none to equal the originators.
It was indeed a spectacle to see either McNair or Dodds passing, with unerring accuracy and cheeky coolness, the ball to Shaw two yards away, with the opposing forwards almost on top of them.
(Weekly News 25 July 1936) He became Celtic captain in September 1916 following "Sunny" Jim Young's retirement (1916) and his commanding voice was heard throughout games offering encouragement and instructions to his teammates.
Shaw was also vocal off the pitch, and his criticism of the low wages many footballers were paid did not go down well among the affluent and influential in the Parkhead boardroom.