Squad No.	1
Name:	Shay Given
Position	Goalkeeper
Height:	6"1
Born:	20/4/76
Nationality:	Irish
Fee:	£1,500,000
Previous Club(s):	Celtic Swindon Sunderland Blackburn Rovers
Shay Given was Blackburn's number 2 keeper, and found it impossible to get in ahead of Tim Flowers. Shay initially was on loan from Blackburn at Sunderland where his performances played a large part in the Wearsiders promotion to the Premiership. Shay decided to follow Kenny Dalglish to Newcastle, where first team action also enabled him to further his international career with the Republic of Ireland, to where his is now their number 1. After becoming Newcastle's number 1 with his outstanding shot-stopping abilities, Given has became one of the best Barclaycard Premiership's keepers.