David Sherlaw
David Drummond Sherlaw was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Brentford and Bristol City.[1] He also played in the Football League for Bathgate, Montrose, St Johnstone, St Bernard's and Leith Athletic.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Drummond Sherlaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Penicuik, Scotland[2] | ||
| Playing 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
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.[4] Six goals and 21 appearances later, he moved to struggling divisional rivals Charlton Athletic in January 1926.[4] Sherlaw again moved within the Third Division South to join Brentford in 1928 and scored 8 goals in 29 games during the 1928–29 season.[1][5] He fell out of first team contention and returned to Scotland to sign for Second Division club St Johnstone in 1932.[1][3]
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
| Club | Season | League | League | National Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bathgate | 1924–25[3] | Scottish Second Division | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| St Bernard's | 1924–25[3] | Scottish Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Bristol City | 1925–26[4] | Third Division South | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| Brentford | 1928–29[5] | Third Division South | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 |
| 1930–31[5] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1931–32[5] | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | ||
| St Johnstone | 1932–33[3] | Scottish First Division | 8 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | |
| Montrose | 1932–33[3] | Scottish Second Division | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 |
| Leith Athletic | 1933–34[3] | 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
- 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.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Bristol City FC :: Citystats – Unofficial archive of results, players and managers". Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- 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.
- Argus (16 November 1928). "A Changed Brentford". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.