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Scottish footballer

David Sherlaw
Personal information
Full name David Drummond Sherlaw
Date of birth (1901-09-17)17 September 1901
Place of birth Penicuik, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–1924 Dalkeith Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924–1925 Bathgate 25 (3)
1925 St Bernard's 2 (0)
1925–1926 Bristol City 21 (6)
1926–1928 Charlton Athletic 86 (33)
1928–1932 Brentford 34 (10)
1932 St Johnstone 8 (4)
1932–1933 Montrose 17 (8)
1933 Leith Athletic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Drummond Sherlaw was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Brentford and Bristol City. He also played in the Scottish League for Bathgate, Montrose, St Johnstone, St Bernard's and Leith Athletic.

Career

A forward, Sherlaw began his career at Scottish League Second Division club Bathgate, before moving to England to sign for Third Division South high-flyers Bristol City in May 1925. Six goals and 21 appearances later, he moved to struggling divisional rivals Charlton Athletic in January 1926. Sherlaw again moved within the Third Division South to join Brentford in 1928 and scored 8 goals in 29 appearances during the 1928–29 season. He fell out of first team contention and returned to Scotland to sign for Second Division club St Johnstone in 1932, before finishing his career with Montrose and Leith Athletic.

Personal life

Sherlaw's great-grandson, Andrew Montgomery, won the Crieff Soccer Centre Player of the Year award in 2008, aged seven.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bathgate 1924–25 Scottish Second Division 25 3 1 0 26 3
St Bernard's 1924–25 Scottish Second Division 2 0 — 2 0
Bristol City 1925–26 Third Division South 21 6 0 0 21 6
Brentford 1928–29 Third Division South 27 7 2 1 29 8
1930–31 1 1 0 0 1 1
1931–32 6 2 0 0 6 2
Total 34 10 2 1 36 11
St Johnstone 1932–33 Scottish First Division 8 4 — 8 4
Montrose 1932–33 Scottish Second Division 17 8 2 1 19 9
Leith Athletic 1933–34 Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 108 31 5 2 113 33

Honours

Brentford

  • London Charity Fund: 1928

References

  1. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 144. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  3. ^ "Player information". Bristol City FC :: Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–372. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. "Andrew impresses coaches". dailyrecord. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. Argus (16 November 1928). "A Changed Brentford". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.
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