Harry Sharratt

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Harry Sharratt
Personal information
Full name Harold Sharratt
Date of birth (1929-12-16)16 December 1929
Place of birth Wigan, England
Date of death 19 August 2002(2002-08-19) (aged 72)
Place of death Lancaster, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1952 Wigan Athletic 63 (0)
1952–1953 Blackpool 1 (0)
– Bishop Auckland ? (?)
1955–1956 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
– Bishop Auckland ? (?)
– Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
– Bishop Auckland ? (?)
1957–1958 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
– Bishop Auckland ? (?)
National team
1956 Great Britain 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harold Sharratt (16 December 1929 – 19 August 2002) was an English footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Sharratt, who played as a goalkeeper, remained an amateur player throughout his career, working as a school teacher during the week.[3] Sharratt played for non-league clubs including Wigan Athletic and Bishop Auckland,[4] and also played as an amateur in the Football League for Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest.[5][6][7]

Career[]

Sharratt started his career at Wigan Athletic. He spent three seasons at the club, making 86 appearances in all competitions.[8]

Sharratt made his only League appearance for Blackpool in a 4–0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 18 October 1952, deputising for George Farm.[9] Farm had played 111 consecutive Football League games for the Tangerines, but he was making his debut for Scotland in their victory over Wales in the British International Championship the same day.

References[]

  1. ^ "Harry SHARRATT". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Harry Sharratt". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  3. ^ David Foot (26 February 2010). "Williams proves breath of fresh air in decadent times". This Is Bristol. Retrieved 23 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Harry Sharratt". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ^ "BLACKPOOL : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  6. ^ "OLDHAM ATHLETIC : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  7. ^ "NOTTINGHAM FOREST : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  8. ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 105. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
  9. ^ Calley, Roy, Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp.280–281
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