Playing Career
Law played as a central defender and represented England at schoolboy level. He began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, turning professional in 1979; however, he failed to play a single game for the Gunners and moved north to join Barnsley in 1981. He made his league debut away at Shrewsbury Town on 2 February 1982. After 114 league games for the Tykes, he moved to Blackpool in 1985.
After spells at Plymouth Argyle, Notts County, Scarborough and Rotherham United, Law then joined Chesterfield in 1993 and captained the side in the 1995 Wembley play-off final win over Bury.
He wound down his playing career with Hereford United after being dogged by injury for a few seasons. By the end of his career he had amassed more than 500 league appearances.
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