William Sharpe: Man United inside-left Profile & Stats
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William Sharpe

Position: inside-left

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
TOTALS 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00

Name: William Sharpe
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace: Nottingham, England
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1890-1891
Signing Info: Transferred from: ?, 05/1890, £
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 04/10/1890 v Higher Walton (North Road)) 2-0 (FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round)
Farewell: Transferred to Ardwick, 12/1891, £
Passed Away: PA

Biography

William Sharpe first appeared in Newton Heath's colours in May 1890 in 0-4 friendly loss to Champions Preston. Two weeks later, he was a member of the club's first ever overseas game - an excursion to Belfast to meet Distillery. That too ended in a heavy defeat of 1-5. He could have been forgiven for doubting his decision to put an end to two years in Notts County's reserves, whom he had joined from Notts St. John's.
Regardless, Sharpe soon cemented a place in Heath's first team for the 1890-91 season, missing only two Alliance fixtures. The inside-left grabbed six goals which surprisingly was enough for him to finish as the club's top scorer! He also added another eight in friendlies during the campaign.
After playing just three Alliance matches in the first part of 1891-92, William moved on to neighbours Ardwick (now Manchester City) and made his debut against Newton Heath on December 19th, 1891. His left wing partner, incidentally, was Bob Milarvie who had earlier partnered him on his Heath debut in the Alliance the previous season.
William only made seven appearances for Ardwick before moving in the close season to Loughborough Town, then a Midland League outfit. He was described as "possessing great pace and plenty of shooting power". However, he was not fully fit, his left leg breaking down in his first three outings. Still, Sharpe recovered to play for Loughborough for two full seasons.
In May 1894, he found his way back into the Football League with Arsenal, making his debut against Lincoln in September. In all, he played 14 league and cup matches for the Gunners, netting four goals. He was soon on the move again in 1895, shacking up with Glossop North End who promptly made him captain. He responded by scoring a goal within three minutes of his debut versus Kettering!
Sharpe returned to Lancashire in 1896, joining Oldham County in the Lancashire League for a £3 signing-on fee and 35s thereafter. At times he was selected at half-back but he had more joy at outside-left where he impressed all onlookers in a match in February by dribbling the length of the field.
However, Sharpe was mostly deployed in the half-back line at his next club, Wigan County, where he was a member of their first ever Lancashire League fixture - a 5-1 drubbing of Southport Central in September 1897. Though at first he was a prominent presence in the lineup, Sharpe gradually lost his starting berth, eventually playing for Oldham Athletic until January 1901, when he retired to focus on his job as a wood sawyer. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
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Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1890-1891 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2. 1891-1892 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
Player has never scored for club.
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Higher Walton 1 0
2. Manchester City 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Higher Walton Committee 1
2. Furniss, Lawrence 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 2
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. North Road, (Monsall) 2
No Competition Count
1. FA Cup 2
No Opponent Count
1. Higher Walton 1
2. Manchester City 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 2
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 04-10-1890 FAC Higher Walton W 2-0 H 0 George Evans ??' Alf Farman ??'
2. 03-10-1891 FAC Manchester City W 5-1 H 0 John Sneddon 44', Alf Farman ??', ??', Roger Doughty ??', Alfred Edge ??' Jack Pearson ??'
 

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