Stephen Sherwood
Goalkeeper (1977-1987)
During a Football League career of 24 seasons, one of the longest of all time and nearly half of them at Vicarage Road, Steve Sherwood was the only player on Watford’s books throughout Graham Taylor’s ten-year first managerial spell. A gentle giant of a goalkeeper, he scored in the First Division with a wind-assisted drop-kick at Coventry City, and won successive promotions with both Watford and Grimsby Town. At the age of 44 he made an FA Cup 1st Round appearance for Gainsborough Trinity. His father played in the Football League for Stockport County before the Second World War, his brother John won Olympic bronze as a 400-metre hurdler, his son Dean became a golf professional, and brother John’s son David played Davis Cup tennis.
West Herts / Watford Career
Football League Career
| Season | Club | Apps | Subs | Goals | League Status and Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971/1972 | Chelsea | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 7th of 22 | ||
| 1972/1973 | Chelsea | 3 | Football League Division 1 - 12th of 22 | ||
| 1973/1974 | Millwall | 1 | Football League Division 2 - 12th of 22 | ||
| 1973/1974 | Brentford | 16 | Football League Division 4 - 19th of 24 | ||
| 1974/1975 | Brentford | 46 | Football League Division 4 - 8th of 24 | ||
| 1975/1976 | Chelsea | 12 | Football League Division 2 - 11th of 12th | ||
| 1976/1977 | WATFORD | 8 | Football League Division 4 - 7th of 24 | ||
| 1977/1978 | WATFORD | 16 | Football League Division 4 - 1st of 24 (Promoted) | ||
| 1978/1979 | WATFORD | 16 | Football League Division 3 - 2nd of 24 (Promoted) | ||
| 1979/1980 | WATFORD | 4 | Football League Division 2 - 18th of 22 | ||
| 1980/1981 | WATFORD | 22 | Football League Division 2 - 9th of 22 | ||
| 1981/1982 | WATFORD | 41 | Football League Division 2 - 2nd of 22 (Promoted) | ||
| 1982/1983 | WATFORD | 42 | Football League Division 1 - 2nd of 22 | ||
| 1983/1984 | WATFORD | 40 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 11th of 22 | |
| 1984/1985 | WATFORD | 9 | Football League Division 1 - 11th of 22 | ||
| 1985/1986 | WATFORD | 2 | Football League Division 1 - 12th of 22 | ||
| 1986/1987 | WATFORD | 11 | Football League Division 1 - 9th of 22 | ||
| 1987/1988 | Grimsby Town | 46 | Football League Division 3 - 22nd of 24 (Relegated) | ||
| 1988/1989 | Grimsby Town | 32 | Football League Division 4 - 9th of 24 | ||
| 1989/1990 | Grimsby Town | 31 | Football League Division 4 - 2nd of 24 (Promoted) | ||
| 1990/1991 | Grimsby Town | 46 | Football League Division 3 - 3rd of 24 (Promoted) | ||
| 1991/1992 | Grimsby Town | 21 | Football League Division 2 - 19th of 24 | ||
| 1992/1993 | Grimsby Town | 7 | Football League Division 1 (2nd tier) - 9th of 24 | ||
| 1993/1994 | Northampton Town | 15 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (4th tier) - 22nd of 22 | |
| 1994/1995 | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | Football League Division 3 (4th tier) - 12th of 22 |