James Sharp (footballer)
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| James Sharp | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 2, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Reading, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000-2003 2003-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 |
Hartlepool United Falkirk Brechin City Torquay United Shrewsbury Town Rochdale Airdrie United |
49 (2) 34 (1) 13 (1) (Loan) 32 (0) 0 (0) 12 (1) 8 (0_ |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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James Sharp (born January 2, 1976 in Reading) is an English professional football (soccer) player, currently without a club. He typically plays as a left-sided centre-back but has occasionally been used as a left-back.
Sharp was a relative latecomer to the professional game, having signed his first contract at the age of 24, an event preceded by a spell at non-league Andover F.C. He started his professional football career with Hartlepool United in 2000. After 60 appearances in three years with Hartlepool & a player of the year award, Sharp fell out of favour at Hartlepool and moved to Scottish club Falkirk on a free transfer in 2003.
After a year-and-a-half with the Bairns, Sharp was loaned out to Brechin City in February 2005 until the end of the season. Sharp made his return to England with a free transfer to Torquay United in August 2005. Playing in 32 league matches in the 2005-06 season, Sharp was named captain of the club, but was released at the season's end.
After spending pre-season training with the club, Sharp was signed by Shrewsbury Town on a one-month contract on August 8, 2006. However, on August 24, 2006, Sharp chose to terminate the contract to pursue other options.[1] He had played just 10 minutes for Shrewsbury — the final ten minutes of the League Cup first round match at Birmingham City, where Birmingham won via a late goal.[2]
Sharp was subsequently signed by Rochdale, debuting for them on 2 September 2006 in the 1-1 draw at home to Hereford United. His first goal for the club came against Shrewsbury, on 30 September, just a month after leaving them.
He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2006-07 season and was signed by Scottish Second Division club Airdrie United[3].
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[edit] References
- ^ Player Leaves. shrewsburytown.co.uk (requires registration). Retrieved on 31 August 2006.
- ^ English League Cup - Round 1. soccerbase.com. Retrieved on August 31, 2006.
- ^ "Sharp joins up with Airdrie Utd", BBC Sport website, 27 June 2007.
