**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)).
Jason Sherlock (born 10 January 1976 inDublin) is an Irish formerGaelic footballer who played at senior level for theDublin county team between 1995 and 2010. He played most of his club football forNa Fianna inGlasnevin in the northern suburbs ofDublin. Sherlock was on theNa Fianna team which won the Dublin Championship in 1999, 2000 and 2001. In January 2007, he transferred to the nearby St. Oliver Plunkett GAA.
Sherlock was born and raised inFinglas on the northside of Dublin, the son of an Irish mother and a father fromHong Kong.[1] He was educated atSt. Vincent's C.B.S.
Sherlock made his debut for Dublin in theirAll-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 againstCork andTyrone respectively.
Sherlock also played professional football forUCD and signed forShamrock Rovers in August 1998[2] becoming the club's top goalscorer in his first season. While at UCD he scored 31League of Ireland goals and made one appearance for theRepublic 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 2005Leinster Senior Football Championship-winning side that defeatedLaois, scoring a total of two points in the final. He finished the 2005 Leinster andAll-Ireland Championship with a total of one goal and six points compared to his total of one goal and one point in the 2005National 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 anAll Star Award for his 2006 performances in the half forward line. Sherlock was rumoured to be seeking a transfer fromNa Fianna to local rivalsPlunkett's.[3] Sherlock is now playing with St Oliver Plunketts.[4]
Sherlock was on Dublin's winning team for the2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeatedLongford 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.[5]
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.[citation needed]
Sherlock announced his retirement from football on 1 June 2013.[6]
He was seen in a funny video with members of AnGarda Síochána during the 2023 St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, much to the amusement of onlookers.[7]
