Shaw comes to Spotland with the intention of filling the gap left behind by Glenn Murray. Whilst we've have a number of highly prized assets up front, it's been clear that we've missed a bit of height, with concerns that Dagnall and Le Fondre are too similar in stature, and not making a workable partnership as such.

His strengths seem to be his all round game. He has a bit of height without verging on the Sako stakes, he has good pace, very hard working, can bring other players into the game and most importantly of all, he knows where the back of the net is. He grabbed 20 goals in 36 appearances for the Shaymen in the Conference last season in what was a struggling side.

He arrives at the club with good pedigree. He may be making a step up to League Football, but he has played at both Championship and League One levels from his time with Sheffield Wednesday, and he has been given solid backing from the supporters of sides he played for in the Conference.

Furthermore, at the end of the 2007-8 season, he was named as the best player outside of the Football League by the Non League Daily and credited single handedly for keeping the Shaymen up last season. It was his form that earned him this accolade and a call up for the England conference side

His career began signing for his hometown side Sheffield Wednesday as a youngster, and the initial signs for Jon were very good. He was given a number of opportunities in the Wednesday first team after making his debut at 19, but it was not to be and he moved on to non league Burton Albion.

He spent three season's at Nigel Clough's Burton Albion, and it was only having to play much of his final season there at centre back which prevented him being top scorer in all three seasons with the Brewers, as he had done in his first two seasons.

Halifax boss Chris Wilder shelled out for him at the start of the 2007-8 season, and he was pretty much the only success story for the Shaymen during that season, as they slumped into financial meltdown.

Faced with the prospect of the Conference's best player becoming the Northern Premier League's best player, Keith Hill stepped in and picked up Shaw for what is believed to be around £20,000.