William_Sharp_(footballer)

William Sharp (footballer)

William Sharp (footballer)

Scottish footballer

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. [2]
    "They Died in the Conflict during Season 1914–1915" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. [4]
    Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 254. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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