Brian Sherratt (footballer)

Brian Sherratt (born 29 March 1944) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley, Colchester United, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United and Stoke City.[1]

Brian Sherratt
Personal information
Full name Brian Sherratt[1]
Date of birth (1944-03-29) 29 March 1944[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1958–1960 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Stoke City 1 (0)
1965–1968 Oxford United 44 (0)
1968Nottingham Forest (loan) 1 (0)
1969–1970 Barnsley 15 (0)
1970–1971 Colchester United 9 (0)
Total 70 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Sherratt started his footballing career at his local side Stoke City's youth team. He progressed up to first team level for the 1961–62 season where he provided back-up to City's number one Jimmy O'Neill.[1] He made just a single appearance all season where he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 home win over Middlesbrough in April 1962.[1] Sherratt was released at the end of the season and joined Oxford United where he played 44 times in the league before moving to Barnsley. He spent a year at the "Tykes" but failed to establish himself as number one and joined Colchester United for the 1970–71 season but left at the end of the season.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1961–62 Second Division 10000010
Oxford United 1965–66 Third Division 1100000110
1966–67 Third Division 2202000240
1967–68 Third Division 1103030170
Nottingham Forest 1968–69 First Division 10000010
Barnsley 1969–70 Third Division 1500000150
Colchester United 1970–71 Fourth Division 90000090
Career Total 7005030780

Honours

Oxford United

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Brian Sherratt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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