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
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 263. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370–372. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Andrew impresses coaches". dailyrecord. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ Argus (16 November 1928). "A Changed Brentford". The Brentford & Chiswick Times.
