William Sharp (footballer)

William Sharp
Personal information
Full name	William McAdam Sharp
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Date of death	8 July 1915 (aged 26)
Place of death	Pas-de-Calais, France
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1910	Kilbirnie Ladeside
1910–1911	Clyde
1912–1914	St Mirren
1914	Johnstone
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Prior to the First World War, Sharp was employed as a book-keeper with Harvey's in Saucel, Glasgow.^[4] In October 1914, two months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Sharp enlisted as a guardsman in the Scots Guards.^[4] He was serving in the 1st Battalion when he was killed in France on 8 July 1915.^[2] He was buried in Dud Corner Cemetery, near Loos.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ ^a ^b Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 254. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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[CWGC-1] "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2016.

[1914-15-2] "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[3] Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

[Smith-4] Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 254. Retrieved 24 February 2019.

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