Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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. 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. 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 years 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.
Career statistics
- Sourced from Brian Sherratt profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1961–62 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oxford United | 1965–66 | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Third Division | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 1967–68 | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1968–69 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barnsley | 1969–70 | Third Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Colchester United | 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career Total | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
Honours
- Oxford United
- Football League Third Division champions: 1967–68