David Sherlaw

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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
0000–1924 Dalkeith Thistle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bathgate 1924–25 [5] Scottish Second Division 25310263
St Bernard's 1924–25 [5] Scottish Second Division2020
Bristol City 1925–26 [3] Third Division South 21600216
Brentford 1928–29 [4] Third Division South27721298
1930–31 [4] 110011
1931–32 [4] 620062
Total3410213611
St Johnstone 1932–33 [5] Scottish First Division 8484
Montrose 1932–33 [5] Scottish Second Division17821199
Leith Athletic 1933–34 [5] Scottish Second Division100010
Career Total108315211333

Honours

Brentford

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