BBC · Dec 6, 2024
Villa legend died from injury in fall - inquest
Gary Shaw, who helped Aston Villa win the 1981 league title, died aged 63 in SeptemberAn inquest has heard the Aston Villa legend Gary Shaw died from a severe head injury as a result of a fall.
The 63-year-old had been out drinking with friends on 5 September and was found by a neighbour, collapsed on the pavement outside his home, at 01:20 GMT on 6 September, the court heard.
The former striker was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he died from his injury on 16 September.
Senior coroner Louise Hunt returned a verdict of accidental death at Birmingham and Solihull Coroner's Court.