Staff Reporter.
Aston Villa legend Gary Shaw is in a serious condition in hospital after falling and sustaining a head injury.
Shaw (63) helped Villa win the 1981 league title and the European Cup in 1982.
He also played for Blackpool, Walsall, Kilmarnock and Shrewsbury Town.
He has worked as a statistical analyst since retiring from football in 1992.
After the worrying news, which was reported by BBC Radio WM, several Villa fans and former players sent their well-wishes to Shaw.
Stan Collymore, a boyhood supporter who also played for the club, posted on X: ‘Villans, Gary Shaw is very poorly in hospital after a fall.
‘I’m sure the Villa family will rally round and give one of our greatest our love and support at this incredibly difficult time.
Shaw – who was voted as the PFA Young Player of the Year during Villa’s title-winning campaign in 1981 – eventually left the club in 1988 after struggling with injuries.