James Sharp (footballer, born 1870)

James Sharp
Personal information
Full name James Sharp
Date of birth 12 February 1870[1]
Place of birth Bonhill, Scotland
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1891 Vale of Leven 11 (0)
1891–1895 Preston North End 93 (3)
1896–1897 Darwen 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Sharp (12 February 1870 – unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Darwen and Preston North End,[2] and in the Scottish Football League for Vale of Leven (also appearing for them on the losing side in the 1890 Scottish Cup Final).[3]

His nephew Buchanan Sharp was also a footballer.[4]

  1. ^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry UK (subscription required)
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ 1871 Scotland Census, Ancestry UK (subscription required)