Aston Villa have confirmed the death of European Cup winner Gary Shaw.
The striker was a key part of the club’s 1982 success which saw them beat Bayern Munich in the final in Rotterdam.
The former PFA Young Player of the Year and European Young Football of the Year died earlier today (16th September). He had been in hospital after suffering a fall.
A club statement said: “Aston Villa Football Club is deeply shocked and profoundly saddened to learn that Gary Shaw, one of our European Cup-winning heroes, has passed away.
“Gary was one of our own, a talented striker who delighted supporters with his goalscoring exploits which helped fire Villa to success in the 1980s.
“In recent years, he had been a regular visitor to Villa Park on matchdays, engaging in question and answer sessions with guests in corporate areas around the stadium as well as working as a football statistician.
“The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Gary’s family and loved ones at this extremely difficult time.”