David Sherlaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Drummond Sherlaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Bathgate | |||
| 1925–1926 | Bristol City | 21 | (6) |
| 1926–1928 | Charlton Athletic | 86 | (33) |
| 1928–1932 | Brentford | 34 | (10) |
| St. Johnstone | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
David Sherlaw was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Brentford and Bristol City.[1]
Career
Sherlaw began his career at Scottish League Division Two side Bathgate,[1] before moving to England to sign for Division Three South high-flyers Bristol City in May 1925.[2] Six goals and 21 appearances later, he moved to struggling divisional rivals Charlton Athletic in January 1926.[2] Sherlaw again moved within the Division Three South to join Brentford in 1928,[1] scoring 8 goals in 29 games during the 1928/29 season.[3] He fell out of first team contention and returned to Scotland to sign for Division Two club St. Johnstone in 1931.[1]
Personal life
Sherlaw's great-grandson, Andrew Montgomery, won the Crieff Soccer Centre Player of the Year award in 2008, aged seven.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 144. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bristol City FC :: Citystats - Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ↑ dailyrecord Administrator (12 December 2008). "Andrew impresses coaches". dailyrecord. Retrieved 20 December 2014.