Tom Shaw

Club career Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, was recalled by Rushden & Diamonds at the beginning of April, and made his debut for Rushden & Diamonds in the club's last game in the Football League against Barnet in May 2006. After Rushden & Diamonds were relegated from the Football League at the end of the 2005–06 season, he was retained by manager Paul Hart and signed full professional terms in July 2006.

By January 2007, Shaw had made 18 appearances for Rushden & Diamonds but was one of seven players placed on the transfer list by new manager Graham Westley and he joined Conference North side Nuneaton Borough on loan later in the same month. After returning from loan, he made some impressive performances until he suffered a foot injury in April 2007 that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.

Shaw made 35 appearances in the 2007–08 season but his contract was cancelled by mutual consent in July 2008 after both the club and Shaw felt that he would not have a regular place in the first team in the 2008–09 season.

On 8 August 2008, Shaw signed a one-year contract with Mansfield Town. Shaw joined Conference North side Tamworth on 9 October 2008. On 11 June 2010, Shaw signed a one-year deal at Kidderminster Harriers. On 14 May 2011, Shaw signed a two-year contract for Cambridge United, becoming their first signing of the summer under Jez George.

Shaw joined Alfreton Town on a two-year contract on 1 July 2013. He made his debut in Alfreton's opening day defeat to Dartford on 10 August and scored his first goal three days later in a 3–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers.

International career Shaw represented England C in victories over Malta under-21s and Poland under-23s in 2009.

Coaching career In 2014, Shaw was appointed Academy Lead Coach at Nottingham Forest. The following year, he joined Derby County in the same role. Shaw departed from Derby in September 2017.

Shaw served as Player/Assistant Manager at Chester from 2015 to 2018.

In June 2018, Shaw was appointed lead PDP Coach at Lincoln City. Upon his appointment, former Academy manager Damian Froggatt described Shaw as the "standout candidate".

In April 2021 Shaw was appointed head coach of Gainsborough Trinity, whilst retaining his role at Lincoln City. On 12 May 2022, Shaw resigned as Trinity manager.

On 27 June 2022, Shaw was promoted to the Lincoln City first team staff from the academy and would be mentored by incoming assistant head coach Mike Garrity. On 18 October 2023, he was made interim head coach following Mark Kennedy and Danny Butterfield both leaving the club. He remained in this role until 13 November 2023, overseeing three wins from seven matches, becoming assistant head coach following the arrival of Michael Skubala. He received his UEFA Pro Licence in June 2025 and a few months later he signed a new contract until the summer of 2029.

On 29 May 2026, Shaw became joint-head coach of Lincoln City with Chris Cohen, following the departure of Michael Skubala to Bristol City. Their first game was against Derby County in the EFL Cup, which would see them win 2–1. Their first league game was away to Middlesbrough which ended in a 1–2 defeat, Lincoln's first league loss since the 29 November 2025. Their first league win came against newly promoted Bolton Wanderers on 29 August, winning 1–0 thanks to a goal from Ben House.

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Honours Tamworth Conference North: 2008–09