Billy Shearman
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Shearman | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1903–1908 | Nottingham Forest | 111 | (38) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Billy Shearman was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[1]
He scored on his debut for Nottingham Forest on 3 October 1903 in the away match against Sheffield Wednesday.[1] His last game for Forest was on 12 December 1908 in the 1-1 draw at home to Preston North End.[1] He was the highest scorer for Forest in the 1904-05 season with 13 league goals.[1]
Shearman went on the Nottingham Forest tour of Uruguay and Argentina in 1905. He played in all 8 games and scored in 7 of them with a total 13 goals.[1]
Career Statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest[1] | 1903–04 | First Division | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 |
1904–05 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | ||
1905–06 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | ||
1906–07 | Second Division | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | |
1907–08 | First Division | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
1908–09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 111 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 119 | 46 |
References
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