William Sharp (footballer)

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]

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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "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. Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 254. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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