Steve Sherwood

Steve Sherwood

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Sherwood
Date of birth	(1953-12-10) 10 December 1953
Place of birth	Selby, England
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1976	Chelsea	16	(0)
1973	→ Millwall (loan)	1	(0)
1974	→ Brentford (loan)	16	(0)
1974–1975	→ Brentford (loan)	46	(0)
1976	→ Hartford Bicentennials (loan)	13	(0)
1976–1987	Watford	211	(1)
1987–1992	Grimsby Town	183	(0)
1993	Northampton Town	16	(0)
1994–1995	Lincoln City	7	(0)
1995–1997	Gateshead	64	(0)
1997–1998	Gainsborough Trinity
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen "Steve" Sherwood (born 10 December 1953 in Selby, England) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, best remembered for his time at Watford, Chelsea and Grimsby Town.

Career

He played for the Watford for 11 years, making 211 league appearances during Watford's most successful years under Graham Taylor and was in goal for the team when they lost 2-0 to Everton in the 1984 FA Cup Final. He is one of the few goalkeepers to score a goal, against Coventry in 1984. His opposite number that day was Raddy Avramovic.

He started his career at Chelsea, breaking into the first team and making just 16 appearances between 1971 and 1976. After Watford he played for Grimsby Town and Northampton Town and made an exit from league football in 1994 at the age of 40, moving on to Gateshead before retiring in 1998 with Gainsborough Trinity.

Personal life

His older brother is John Sherwood, a bronze medalist for hurdles at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He is now in the business of office-management in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

External links

• Blind, Stupid and Desperate - Watford FC site - Tributes - Steve Sherwood