Frank Sharp (footballer, born 1899) explained

Frank Sharp
Fullname:Frank William Sharp[1]
Height:[2]
Position:Inside forward
Birth Date:26 April 1899
Birth Place:Tintwistle, Cheshire, England
Death Place:Maghull, Lancashire, England
Youthyears1:
Years1:191?–1919
Clubs1:Barton BSC
Years2:1919–1922
Clubs2:Mossley
Years3:1922–1923
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:1923–1924
Caps4:22
Goals4:7
Years5:1924–192?
Clubs5:Stourbridge
Years6:
Clubs6:Stalybridge Celtic
Years7:1926–1927
Clubs7:Mossley

Frank William Sharp (26 April 1899 – 15 March 1963) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Chesterfield.[3] He played as an inside forward.

Sharp was born in Tintwistle, which was then part of Cheshire. He worked in a steelworks and played football part-time for Barton BSC and for Mossley before turning professional with Birmingham in 1922.[4] [5] He made his debut in the First Division on 6 September 1922, deputising for Jackie Whitehouse in an away game against Newcastle United which finished goalless. He kept his place until Whitehouse regained fitness, but did not play again;[6] a creative player, he was uncomfortable with a more attacking role.[4] He moved on to Chesterfield of the Third Division North in 1923, for whom he scored seven goals in 22 league appearances.[3] He then returned to non-league football with Stourbridge, Stalybridge Celtic, and a second spell with Mossley; over his Mossley career he scored 28 goals in 60 appearances.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009 . XLS . Basson, Stuart . Chesterfield F.C. . 18 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111204022833/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/fd/49/0%2C%2C10435~150013%2C00.xls . 4 December 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. News: Optimists of the North. Chesterfield . Athletic News . Manchester . 6 August 1923 . 6.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData (Tony Brown) . Nottingham . 2004 . 235 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 123 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. Web site: Salmon to Szabo . Mossley A.F.C. . 31 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090801053014/http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZS.htm . 1 August 2009 . live.
  6. Matthews, p. 165.