Brian Sherratt (footballer)
English footballer (1944–2021)
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Brian Sherratt (29 March 1944 – 1 October 2021) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley, Colchester United, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United and Stoke City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Sherratt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1944[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 October 2021 (aged 77)[2] | ||
| Position | 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) |
| 1968 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 | Barnsley | 15 | (0) |
| 1970 | Gainsborough Trinity | ||
| 1970–1971 | Colchester United | 9 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Oxford City | ||
| 1972 | Clanfield | ||
| Total | 70 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
| 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 | |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 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