| William Shearman | |
| Fullname: | William Shearman |
| Years1: | 1903–1908 |
| Caps1: | 111 |
| Goals1: | 38 |
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. His last game for Forest was on 12 December 1908 in the 1-1 draw at home to Preston North End. He was the highest scorer for Forest in the 1904-05 season with 13 league goals.
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.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 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 | |||