James Sharp (footballer, born 1894)

James Sharp
Personal information
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Denny, Scotland
Date of death 26 April 1915 (aged 20–21)[1]
Place of death Flanders, Belgium
Playing position Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Grange Rovers
1913–1914 Falkirk 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James Sharp (1894 – 26 April 1915) was a Scottish professional football left back who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk.[2]

Personal life

Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Sharp enlisted as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.[2] He was serving in the 7th Battalion when he was killed in Flanders on 26 April 1915.[1] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/916354/SHARP,%20JAMES
  2. 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1914-1915_(Fell).pdf
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