William Shearman
Personal information
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

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest[1] 1903–04First Division 2411322713
1904–05 2913213114
1905–06 11524139
1906–07Second Division 23800238
1907–08First Division 22110231
1908–09 200020
Career total 111388711946

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.


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