Shaun Kerry Mawer (6 August 1959 – 17 July 2010) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played for

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

as a full back.

Career

Born in

Ulceby, North Lincolnshire Ulceby is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated north from the A180 road, north-west from Grimsby and east from Scunthorpe. Ulceby is a rural village surrounded by fields, farms and the nearby villages of ...

, Mawer made his senior professional debut for

in September 1977, and was awarded the Young Player Of The Year Award that same season. Mawer left Grimsby in 1980 after suffering a knee injury, and he later played non-League football with Louth United. During his three seasons as a professional with Grimsby, Mawer made 60 appearances in

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After football

After retiring from football, Mawer became a marine engineer.

Death

He died in hospital in

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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. Mawer had three daughters and two grandsons.

References

1959 births 2010 deaths English men's footballers Grimsby Town F.C. players Louth United F.C. players English Football League players Deaths from kidney failure in the United Kingdom Men's association football fullbacks People from the Borough of North Lincolnshire {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub