Bill Sharp (footballer)

William Henry Sharp (27 August 1915 – 6 May 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bill Sharp
Personal information
Full name William Henry Sharp
Date of birth (1915-08-27)27 August 1915
Place of birth South Yarra, Victoria
Date of death 6 May 2006(2006-05-06) (aged 90)
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–40, 1945 St Kilda 27 (6)
1940 Sandringham (VFA) 08 (4)
1941–42 North Melbourne 03 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sharp's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War.[2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 805. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "World War II Roll: SHARP, William Henry". Department of Veterans Affairs.


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