David Sherlaw

David Sherlaw
Personal information
Full name David Drummond Sherlaw[1]
Date of birth (1901-09-17)17 September 1901
Place of birth Penicuik, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–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,[1] before moving to England to sign for Third Division 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 Third Division South to join Brentford in 1928 and scored 8 goals in 29 appearances during the 1928–29 season.[1][4] He fell out of first team contention and returned to Scotland to sign for Second Division club St Johnstone in 1932,[1] before finishing his career with Montrose and Leith Athletic.[5]

Personal life

Sherlaw's great-grandson, Andrew Montgomery, won the Crieff Soccer Centre Player of the Year award in 2008, aged seven.[6]

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[5] Scottish Second Division 25 3 1 0 26 3
St Bernard's 1924–25[5] Scottish Second Division 2 0 — 2 0
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
St Johnstone 1932–33[5] Scottish First Division 8 4 — 8 4
Montrose 1932–33[5] Scottish Second Division 17 8 2 1 19 9
Leith Athletic 1933–34[5] Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career Total 108 31 5 2 113 33

Honours

Brentford

  • London Charity Fund: 1928[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–372. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ a b c d e f 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.