Peter Sharne | |
Fullname: | Peter Sharne |
Birth Date: | 22 March 1956 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Marconi |
Youthclubs2: | Liverpool City |
Youthclubs3: | Southern Districts |
Years1: | 1977–1982 |
Years2: | 1981-1982 |
Years3: | 1982-1983 |
Years4: | 1983 |
Years5: | 1984–1988 |
Clubs2: | → Eastern AA (loan) |
Clubs4: | APIA Leichhardt |
Clubs5: | Marconi |
Caps1: | 142 |
Caps2: | 26 |
Caps3: | 19 |
Caps4: | 11 |
Caps5: | 35 |
Goals1: | 56 |
Goals2: | 13 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Nationalyears1: | 1977–1981 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia |
Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
Pcupdate: | 10 July 2010 |
Ntupdate: | 10 July 2010 |
Peter Sharne (born 22 March 1956 in Sydney) is an Australian former footballer who played as a winger. Sharne attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield.
He spent his entire career with NSL club Marconi. He started in 1977 until 1988. He made a total of 186 national league appearances. He also played on loan in Hong Kong for Eastern AA in the early 1980s for about two seasons. He was a star in the Hong Kong league where he was selected to be on the League Best XI.[1]
He was a member of Australian national team during the 1978 World Cup qualifying campaign. He made his debut as a substitute against Iran in August 1977 in Melbourne. He also played in the 1982 World Cup campaign. He earned 40 caps for Australia with 23 of them A internationals. He scored 10 goals (eight A-international goals). He won the Award of Distinction from Australian Football Hall of Fame.