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William Sharp (footballer)

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Full name
  
William McAdam Sharp

Place of birth
  
Paisley, Scotland

Place of death
  
France

Playing position
  
Inside forward

Date of birth
  
1889

Date of death
  
8 July 1915 (aged 26)

Years
  
Team

William McAdam Sharp (1889 – 8 July 1915) was a Scottish professional football inside left who played in the Scottish League for Clyde and Johnstone.

Personal life

After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, 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-en-Gohelle.

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William Sharp (footballer) Wikipedia


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