William Sharp (footballer)

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William Sharp
Personal information
Full name William McAdam Sharp[1]
Date of birth 1889
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 8 July 1915 (aged 26)[1]
Place of death Pas-de-Calais, France[1]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1910 Kilbirnie Ladeside
1910–1911 Clyde 5 (0)
1912–1914 St Mirren
1914 Johnstone 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William McAdam Sharp (1889 – 8 July 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Clyde and Johnstone as an inside left.[2][3]

Personal life[]

Prior to the First World War, Sharp was employed as a book-keeper with Harvey's in Saucel, Glasgow.[4] In October 1914, two months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Sharp enlisted as a guardsman in the Scots Guards.[4] He was serving in the 1st Battalion when he was killed in France on 8 July 1915.[2] He was buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, near Loos.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. ^ a b Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 254. Retrieved 24 February 2019.


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