Graeme Sharp
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| Graeme Sharp | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Graeme Marshall Sharp | |
| Date of birth | October 16, 1960 (age 46) | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Nickname | Sharpey | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ?-1980 1980-1991 1991-1997 |
Dumbarton Everton Oldham Athletic |
? (?) 306 (111) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1985-1988 | Scotland | 12 (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Graeme Marshall Sharp (born in Glasgow on 16 October 1960) is a former footballer. He started his playing career at Dumbarton before signing for Everton for £120,000 in 1980.
Sharp was good in the air and had good control. In particular could hold the ball well and could distribute it to provide more scoring opportunities for others than for himself. He formed successful scoring partnerships with Andy Gray, Adrian Heath and Gary Lineker. In the 1984-85 season Sharp scored 30 goals in 54 matches. In 426 appearances for Everton (21 as substitute), Sharp scored 159 goals (the top post-war scorer). At his peak, he was one of the best strikers in Europe.
Sharp's greatest achievements were as part of the Everton team which in 1984 won the FA Cup (he scored the first goal in the final), in 1985 and 1987 won the Football League Championship and also in 1985 the European Cup Winners' Cup. His role in these successes lead to his inclusion in Everton's "Greatest Ever Team", following a poll in the club's 125th anniversary. [1]
Sharp left to join Oldham Athletic for £500,000 deal in 1991. Sharp was appointed player-manager in 1994. He resigned in 1997 and managed Bangor City until 1998. Sharp now works for the local press in Liverpool and radio for Century FM in the north-west of England and is currently the Everton's fans' liaison officer.
Sharp played 12 times for Scotland, between 1985 and 1988 including one match in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
[edit] References
- ^ Greatest Ever Everton team. evertonfc.com. Retrieved on February 23, 2007.
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Scotland squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Leighton | 2 Gough | 3 Malpas | 4 Souness | 5 McLeish | 6 Miller | 7 Strachan | 8 Aitken | 9 Bannon | 10 Bett | 11 McStay | 12 Goram | 13 Nicol | 14 Narey | 15 Albiston | 16 McAvennie | 17 Archibald | 18 Sharp | 19 Nicholas | 20 Sturrock | 21 Cooper | 22 Rough | Coach: Ferguson |
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Categories: 1960 births | Living people | Scottish footballers | Dumbarton F.C. players | Everton F.C. players | Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players | Scottish football managers | Oldham Athletic A.F.C. managers | Scotland international footballers | FIFA World Cup 1986 players | League of Wales managers
