Jason Sherlock

Jason Sherlock (born 10 January 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Dublin county team between 1995 and 2010. He played most of his club football for Na Fianna in Glasnevin in the northern suburbs of Dublin. Sherlock was on the Na Fianna team which won the Dublin Championship in 1999, 2000 and 2001. In January 2007, he transferred to the nearby St. Oliver Plunkett GAA.

Early life Sherlock was born and raised in Finglas on the northside of Dublin, the son of an Irish mother and a father from Hong Kong. He was educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S.

Playing career Sherlock made his debut for Dublin in their All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning year, 1995, at the age of 19. He was responsible for crucial scores in the All-Ireland semi-final and final against Cork and Tyrone respectively.

Sherlock also played professional football for UCD and signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1998 becoming the club's top goalscorer in his first season. While at UCD he scored 31 League of Ireland goals and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland U21s.

During this time he played basketball before eventually deciding in 2003 to concentrate on football only; since then he has regained his place on the Dublin team. He was part of the 2005 Leinster Senior Football Championship-winning side that defeated Laois, scoring a total of two points in the final. He finished the 2005 Leinster and All-Ireland Championship with a total of one goal and six points compared to his total of one goal and one point in the 2005 National Football League. He finished the 2006 National Football League with one point due to a lack of first-team football. He scored the vital goal in the 2006 Leinster Final against Offaly and his experience was a telling factor throughout the game.

He was nominated for an All Star Award for his 2006 performances in the half forward line. Sherlock was rumoured to be seeking a transfer from Na Fianna to local rivals Plunkett's. Sherlock is now playing with St Oliver Plunketts.

Sherlock was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final. He proved to be the hero of the game by coming on as a substitute and scoring two goals to steal victory against Longford in the dying moments of the game.

Dublin went on to win the Leinster championship for the fourth successive time, but were defeated by Tyrone in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Following Dublin's shattering defeat at the hands of Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final on 3 August 2009, Sherlock was thinking about hanging his boots up but Pat Gilroy persuaded him to stay. Despite his planned retirement Sherlock was considering giving the 2010 inter-county championship another go. In May 2010, Gilroy decided to call time on Sherlock after spending 15 years on the panel.

Sherlock announced his retirement from football on 1 June 2013.

He was seen in a funny video with members of An Garda Síochána during the 2023 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, much to the amusement of onlookers.

National League appearances Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 10 February 2001 Parnell Park, Dublin Roscommon - 0-10 : 0-12 National Football League Round 1 1 3 March 2002 Parnell Park, Dublin Westmeath - 3-13 : 1-16 National Football League Round 4 2 24 March 2002 Parnell Park, Dublin Roscommon - 0-16 : 2-12 National Football League Round 6 3 31 March 2002 Tuam Stadium, Galway Galway - 1-12 : 1-12 National Football League Round 7 4 2 February 2003 Parnell Park, Dublin Armagh - 0-7 : 1-15 National Football League Round 1 5 2 March 2003 Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Kerry - 0-14 : 2-11 National Football League Round 4 6 9 March 2003 Parnell Park, Dublin Cork 0-2 0-8 : 0-16 National Football League Round 5 7 23 March 2003 Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Roscommon - 0-17 : 0-14 National Football League Round 6 8 6 April 2003 Parnell Park, Dublin Galway - 0-12 : 1-9 National Football League Round 7 9 1 February 2004 Parnell Park, Dublin Tyrone 0-2 0-9 : 0-8 National Football League Round 1 10 8 February 2004 McHale Park, Castlebar Mayo - 0-3 : 1-10 National Football League Round 2 11 15 February 2004 Parnell Park, Dublin Kerry 0-1 0-12 : 1-12 National Football League Round 3 12 7 March 2004 Cusack Park, Mullingar Westmeath 0-1 0-15 : 0-10 National Football League Round 4 13 14 March 2004 Brewster Park, Enniskillen Fermanagh 0-1 0-12 : 0-12 National Football League Round 5 14 21 March 2004 Parnell Park, Dublin Cork - 0-9 : 0-9 National Football League Round 6 15 4 April 2004 Parnell Park, Dublin Longford 1-0 2-12 : 2-9 National Football League Round 7 16 5 February 2005 Parnell Park, Dublin Mayo - 2-13 : 1-15 National Football League Round 1 17 13 February 2005 Healy Park, Omagh Tyrone - 0-9 : 1-10 National Football League Round 2 18 5 March 2005 Austin Stack Park, Tralee Kerry - 2-11 : 2-13 National Football League Round 3 19 20 March 2005 Parnell Park, Dublin Donegal - 1-11 : 0-13 National Football League Round 5 20 26 March 2005 Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Cork 1-0 1-6 : 0-18 National Football League Round 6 21 3 April 2005 O'Connor Park, Tullamore Offaly 0-1 1-13 : 2-6 National Football League Round 7 22 5 February 2006 Healy Park, Omagh Tyrone - 1-9 : 1-6 National Football League Round 1 23 12 February 2006 Parnell Park, Dublin Monaghan - 0-7 : 1-11 National Football League Round 2 24 4 March 2006 Parnell Park, Dublin Offaly - 1-10 : 3-2 National Football League Round 3 25 9 April 2006 Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney Kerry 0-1 0-13 : 0-13 National Football League Round 7 26 10 March 2007 Parnell Park, Dublin Cork 0-1 1-13 : 0-7 National Football League Round 4 27 24 March 2007 Parnell Park, Dublin Fermanagh 0-1 3-15 : 0-7 National Football League Round 5 28 1 April 2007 McHale Park, Castlebar Mayo - 0-9 : 0-10 National Football League Round 6 29 8 April 2007 Parnell Park, Dublin Kerry 1-2 2-7 : 1-12 National Football League Round 7 30 2 February 2008 Parnell Park, Dublin Westmeath - 1-7 : 1-5 National Football League Round 1 31 1 March 2008 Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Cavan - 1-9 : 0-7 National Football League Round 3 32 23 March 2008 Parnell Park, Dublin Monaghan 0-1 1-10 : 0-13 National Football League Round 4 33 13 April 2008 Crossmaglen, Armagh Armagh 0-2 1-10 : 3-13 National Football League Round 5 34 20 April 2008 Parnell Park, Dublin Meath 0-1 0-13 : 2-6 National Football League Round 7 35 26 April 2008 Páirc Tailteann, Meath Westmeath 0-2 0-10 : 0-15 National Football League Division 2 Final 36 31 January 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Tyrone 0-2 1-16 : 1-18 National Football League Round 1 31 15 February 2009 Pearse Stadium, Salthill Galway - 0-13 : 3-12 National Football League Round 2 32 8 March 2009 Ballyshannon, Donegal Donegal - 0-13 : 1-8 National Football League Round 3

Championship appearances Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 19 June 1995 Páirc Tailteann, Navan Louth 0-1 0-19 : 2-5 Leinster Championship Quarter final 2 10 July 1995 Páirc Tailteann, Navan Laois 1-0 1-13 : 0-9 Leinster Championship Semi final 3 31 July 1995 Croke Park, Dublin Meath 0-2 1-18 : 1-8 Leinster Championship final 4 20 August 1995 Croke Park, Dublin Cork 1-0 1-12 : 0-12 All Ireland Championship Semi final 5 17 September 1995 Croke Park, Dublin Tyrone - 1-10 : 0-12 All Ireland Championship final 6 18 June 1996 Cusack Park, Westmeath Westmeath 0-1 1-18 : 0-11 Leinster Championship Quarter final 7 9 July 1996 Croke Park, Dublin Louth - 1-9 : 0-8 Leinster Championship Semi final 8 30 July 1996 Croke Park, Dublin Meath - 0-8 : 0-10 Leinster Championship final 9 17 June 1997 Croke Park, Dublin Meath - 1-10 : 1-13 Leinster Championship Quarter final 10 7 June 1998 St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge Kildare - 0-10 : 0-10 Leinster Championship Quarter final 11 28 June 1998 Croke Park, Dublin Kildare - 1-8 : 0-12 Leinster Championship Quarter final replay 12 16 June 1999 Croke Park, Dublin Louth - 2-15 : 0-14 Leinster Championship Quarter final 13 11 July 1999 Croke Park, Dublin Laois - 1-11 : 0-14 Leinster Championship Semi final 14 18 July 1999 Croke Park, Dublin Laois - 0-16 : 1-11 Leinster Championship Semi final replay 15 27 July 1999 Croke Park, Dublin Meath - 0-12 : 1-14 Leinster Championship final 16 16 June 2000 Croke Park, Dublin Wexford 1-2 2-20 : 1-8 Leinster Championship Quarter final 17 5 July 2000 Croke Park, Dublin Westmeath 0-1 1-14 : 0-11 Leinster Championship Semi final 18 30 July 2000 Croke Park, Dublin Kildare 0-2 0-14 : 0-14 Leinster Championship final 19 12 August 2000 Croke Park, Dublin Kildare 0-3 0-12 : 2-11 Leinster Championship final replay 20 27 May 2001 Croke Park, Dublin Longford 0-2 2-19 : 1-13 Leinster Championship Quarter final 21 17 June 2001 Croke Park, Dublin Offaly 0-1 1-12 : 0-13 Leinster Championship Semi final 22 15 July 2001 Croke Park, Dublin Meath 0-1 0-14 : 2-11 Leinster Championship final 23 22 July 2001 Croke Park, Dublin Sligo - 3-17 : 0-12 Qualifiers Round 4 24 4 August 2001 Semple Stadium, Thurles Kerry 0-1 2-11 : 1-14 All-Ireland Quarter final 25 11 August 2001 Semple Stadium, Thurles Kerry 0-1 1-12 : 2-12 All-Ireland Quarter final replay 26 1 June 2002 Dr. Cullen Park, Wexford Wexford 0-2 0-15 : 1-10 Leinster Championship Quarter final 27 23 June 2002 Croke Park, Dublin Meath - 2-11 : 0-10 Leinster Championship Semi final 28 14 July 2002 Croke Park, Dublin Kildare - 2-13 : 2-11 Leinster Championship Final 29 5 August 2002 Croke Park, Dublin Donegal - 2-8 : 0-14 All-Ireland Quarter final 30 17 August 2002 Croke Park, Dublin Donegal - 1-14 : 0-7 All-Ireland Quarter final replay 31 1 September 2002 Croke Park, Dublin Armagh - 1-13 : 1-14 All-Ireland Semi final 32 28 June 2003 St. Tiernach's Park, Derry Derry 1-3 3-9 : 1-9 Qualifiers Round 2 33 5 July 2003 Croke Park, Dublin Armagh 0-2 0-11 : 0-15 Qualifiers Round 3 34 6 June 2004 Croke Park, Dublin Westmeath 0-4 0-12 : 0-14 Leinster Championship Quarter final 35 12 June 2004 Parnell Park, Dublin London 0-1 3-24 : 0-6 Qualifiers Round 1 36 3 July 2004 Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim Leitrim 0-2 1-13 : 0-4 Qualifiers Round 2 37 10 July 2004 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Longford 0-2 1-17 : 0-11 Qualifiers Round 3 38 1 August 2004 Croke Park, Dublin Roscommon 1-4 1-14 : 0-13 Qualifiers Round 4 39 14 August 2004 Croke Park, Dublin Kerry 1-0 1-8 : 1-15 All Ireland Quarter final 40 15 May 2005 Croke Park, Dublin Longford 0-1 2-23 : 0-10 Leinster Championship Preliminary Quarter final 41 5 June 2005 Croke Park, Dublin Meath - 1-12 : 1-10 Leinster Championship Quarter final 42 19 June 2005 Croke Park, Dublin Wexford 1-0 1-17 : 2-10 Leinster Championship Semi final 43 17 July 2005 Croke Park, Dublin Laois 0-2 0-14 : 0-13 Leinster Championship Final 44 13 August 2005 Croke Park, Dublin Tyrone 0-2 1-14 : 1-14 All Ireland Quarter final 45 27 August 2005 Croke Park, Dublin Tyrone 0-1 1-14 : 2-18 All Ireland Quarter final replay 46 4 June 2006 Pearse Park, Longford Longford - 1-12 : 0-13 Leinster Championship Quarter final 47 25 June 2006 Croke Park, Dublin Laois - 3-17 : 0-12 Leinster Championship Semi final 48 16 July 2006 Croke Park, Dublin Offaly 1-1 1-15 : 0-9 Leinster Championship Final 49 13 August 2006 Croke Park, Dublin Westmeath 0-1 1-12 : 0-5 All Ireland Quarter final 50 27 August 2006 Croke Park, Dublin Mayo 1-0 2-12 : 1-16 All-Ireland Semi final 51 17 June 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Meath - 0-16 : 0-12 Leinster Championship Quarter final replay 52 24 June 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Offaly 0-1 1-12 : 0-10 Leinster Championship Semi final 53 15 July 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Laois - 3-14 : 1-14 Leinster Championship Final 54 11 August 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Derry 0-2 0-18 : 0-15 All-Ireland Quarter final 55 26 August 2007 Croke Park, Dublin Kerry - 0-16 : 1-15 All-Ireland Semi final 56 8 June 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Louth 0-2 1-22 : 0-12 Leinster Championship Quarter final 57 29 June 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Westmeath 0-1 0-13 : 1-8 Leinster Championship Semi final 58 20 July 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Wexford 0-3 3-23 : 0-9 Leinster Championship Final 59 16 August 2008 Croke Park, Dublin Tyrone - 1-8 : 3-14 All-Ireland Quarter final 60 7 June 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Meath - 0-14 : 0-12 Leinster Championship Quarter final 61 28 June 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Westmeath 0-6 4-26 : 0-11 Leinster Championship Semi final 62 12 July 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Kildare 1-1 2-15 : 0-18 Leinster Championship Final 63 3 August 2009 Croke Park, Dublin Kerry - 1-7 : 1-24 All-Ireland Quarter final

Coaching career In November 2022, Sherlock was announced as performance coach of the Westmeath senior footballers, working under the management of Dessie Dolan.

Honours League of Ireland First Division UCD 1994/95 League of Ireland First Division Shield UCD 1994/95 Leinster Senior Cup (football): 2 UCD 1994/95, 1995/96