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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]

William Sharp

Personal information
Full name	William McAdam Sharp[1]
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Date of death	8 July 1915 (aged 26)[1]
Place of death	Pas-de-Calais, France[1]
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1910	Kilbirnie Ladeside
1910–1911	Clyde	5	(0)
1912–1914	St Mirren
1914	Johnstone	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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