| William Sharp | |
| Fullname: | William McAdam Sharp |
| Birth Date: | 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 8 July 1915 (aged 26) |
| Death Place: | Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Position: | Inside left |
| Years1: | –1910 |
| Clubs1: | Kilbirnie Ladeside |
| Years2: | 1910–1911 |
| Clubs2: | Clyde |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1912–1914 |
| Clubs3: | St Mirren |
| Years4: | 1914 |
| Clubs4: | Johnstone |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
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.[1] [2]
Prior to the First World War, Sharp was employed as a book-keeper with Harvey's in Saucel, Glasgow.[3] In October 1914, two months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Sharp enlisted as a guardsman in the Scots Guards. He was serving in the 1st Battalion when he was killed in France on 8 July 1915. He was buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, near Loos.