# Jimmy Sharp

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Not to be confused with [James Stark (footballer)](/source/James_Stark_(footballer)).

**James Sharp** (11 October 1880 – 18 November 1949) was a Scottish international [footballer](/source/Association_football).

## Career

### Club

Born in [Alyth](/source/Alyth), [Perthshire](/source/Perthshire), Sharp began his career with [East Craigie](/source/East_Craigie_F.C.) and then joined [Dundee](/source/Dundee_F.C.) in 1899.[3] There he was a regular at [left back](/source/Defender_(association_football)#Full-back) in his five seasons there, where he earned a [Scottish First Division](/source/Scottish_Football_League_First_Division) runners-up medal in [1902–03](/source/1902%E2%80%9303_in_Scottish_football).[4] In 1904 he moved south of the border to [Fulham](/source/Fulham_F.C.), who were then in the [Southern League](/source/Southern_Football_League).

A year later, in 1905 he was snapped up by [Woolwich Arsenal](/source/Arsenal_F.C.) of the [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) and promptly became a regular in the side after making his debut against [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) on 2 September 1905. He missed only three league games in his first season and reached the [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) semi-finals twice in his first two seasons. [Rangers](/source/Rangers_F.C.) prised him away in April 1908 for £400. In total he played 116 games for Arsenal, scoring 5 goals.

His spell at Rangers only lasted nine months before he moved back to [London](/source/London) again, rejoining Fulham for a transfer fee of £1,000. He spent another four seasons at [Craven Cottage](/source/Craven_Cottage). Sharp then joined Fulham's local rivals [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), leaving upon the cancellation of league football in 1915 due to [World War I](/source/World_War_I).[5]

Sharp then returned to Scotland, joining [Dundee Hibernian](/source/Dundee_United_F.C.) of the wartime [Eastern League](/source/Eastern_Football_League_(Scotland)) in September 1915. He left in April 1916 for military service with the [Black Watch](/source/Black_Watch), but briefly returned to play for Dundee Hibs in February 1919.[6]

He moved back to Fulham in 1919, working as a [trainer](/source/Fitness_trainer). However, at the age of 39 he made an unlikely comeback; after Fulham's inside left [Harold Crockford](/source/Harold_Crockford) missed the team bus to an away game at [Bury](/source/Bury_F.C.) on 17 April 1920, Sharp returned and scored in a 2–2 draw.

Sharp later coached at [Walsall](/source/Walsall_F.C.) and [Cliftonville](/source/Cliftonville_F.C.). He died in 1949, aged 69.

### International

Sharp made his debut for [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_football_team) against [Wales](/source/Wales_national_football_team) on 12 March 1904 while with Dundee. He won another three Scotland [caps](/source/Cap_(sport)) at Arsenal, and one more against Wales on 1 March 1909 during his Fulham spell, to bring his total to five.

## See also

- [List of Scotland national football team captains](/source/List_of_Scotland_national_football_team_captains)

## References

1. [(SFL player) James Sharp](http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/jamessharp.html), London Hearts Supporters Club

1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.

1. ["Jimmy Sharp | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)"](https://deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=203). *deearchive.co.uk*. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

1. [Jimmy Sharp](http://stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=489&surname=Sharp&firstname=Jimmy), Stamford-Bridge.com

1. Gracie, Steve (2008). *A Passion for Survival : Dundee United FC, A Comprehensive History 1909-1945*. Dundee: Arabest Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 9780955834103.

**Sources**

- Harris, Jeff (1995). *Arsenal Who's Who*. Hogg, Tony (ed.). Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.

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