Shaun Mawer
Personal information
Full name Shaun Kerry Mawer[1]
Date of birth (1959-08-06)6 August 1959
Place of birth Ulceby, England
Date of death 17 July 2010(2010-07-17) (aged 50)
Place of death Hull, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1980 Grimsby Town 60 (0)
1980–19xx Louth United ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaun Kerry Mawer (6 August 1959 – 17 July 2010) was an English professional footballer who played for Grimsby Town as a full back.

Career

Born in Ulceby, North Lincolnshire, Mawer made his senior professional debut for Grimsby Town in September 1977,[2] and was awarded the Young Player Of The Year Award that same season.[2] Mawer left Grimsby in 1980 after suffering a knee injury,[2] and he later played non-League football with Louth United.[3] During his three seasons as a professional with Grimsby, Mawer made 60 appearances in the Football League.[3]

After football

After retiring from football, Mawer became a marine engineer.[2]

Death

He died in hospital in Kingston upon Hull on 17 July 2010, aged 50, after a long illness. His funeral was held at lunchtime on 26 July at St Nicholas's Church, Ulceby.[4]

Mawer had three daughters and two grandsons.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Shaun Mawer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fans and family mourn Grimsby Town's '70s star Shaun Mawer". Grimsby Telegraph. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  3. 1 2 "GRIMSBY TOWN : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Sport - Latest sports news from Grimsby and the UK - Grimsby Live".


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