David Sherlaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Drummond Sherlaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Penicuik, Scotland[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalkeith Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bathgate | |||
| → St Bernard's (loan) | |||
| 1925–1926 | Bristol City | 21 | (6) |
| 1926–1928 | Charlton Athletic | 86 | (33) |
| 1928–1932 | Brentford | 34 | (10) |
| St Johnstone | |||
| → Montrose (loan) | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
David Drummond 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.[3] Six goals and 21 appearances later, he moved to struggling divisional rivals Charlton Athletic in January 1926.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bristol City | 1925–26[3] | Third Division South | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| Brentford | 1928–29[4] | Third Division South | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 |
| 1930–31[4] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1931–32[4] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Career Total | 55 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 17 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 144. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "Bristol City FC :: Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–372. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ dailyrecord Administrator (12 December 2008). "Andrew impresses coaches". dailyrecord. Retrieved 20 December 2014.