Appearances:
24 |
Starts:
24 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
15 |
Games per Goal:
1.60 |
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Player #119
Source: Football card #23 Jack Sharp issued by Wills & Co Ltd for Wills Cigarettes under the Football series, 1902
Source: Football card #23 Jack Sharp issued by Wills & Co Ltd for Wills Cigarettes under the Football series, 1902
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Winger
1897-98
1898-99
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Jack Sharp
Jack Sharp
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Season
1897-98 | 1898-99 |
Age
19 | 20 |
Division
D1 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
16 | 8 |
Starts
16 | 8 |
Subs
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 |
Goals
11 | 4 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1897-98 | 1898-99 |
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John Samuel Sharp
Birth Date
15 February 1878
Birth Place
Hereford, Herefordshire
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Clyde Henry School
Violet Boys’ Club
Hereford Thistle
Transfer in
Aged
19
From
Hereford Thistle
For
Free
On
1897
Under
George Ramsay
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
21
Everton
To
For
Free
On
1899
Under
George Ramsay
Subsequent Clubs
1899-10 Everton
Retired
Died
27 January 1938, Aged 60
Villa Career
1897-99 Free, 24 | 15 | #119 |
Appearances
Unused
24
0
Goals
15
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1897-98
2 October 1897
Bolton Wanderers (h), Division One
19
No Substitutes in Period
2 October 1897
Appearances
Goals
24
15
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1898-99
18 February 1899
Nottingham Forest (a), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
21
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
1898-99 League Champions |
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Jack Sharp
Source: Football card #23 Jack Sharp issued by Wills & Co Ltd for Wills Cigarettes under the Football series, 1902
Source: Football card #23 Jack Sharp issued by Wills & Co Ltd for Wills Cigarettes under the Football series, 1902
Player #121 for Aston Villa, John Samuel Sharp, known as Jack Sharp played as a winger for the club in the outside right position.
Jack played for Villa in the 1897-98 and 1898-99.
Jack was born in Hereford on 15th February 1878 and made his debut for the club as a 19 year old on 2nd October 1897.
Villa had signed Jack from Hereford Thistle and made 24 appearances in his 2 seasons with the club.
Jack’s most prolific season came in 1897-98 when Villa went on to finish 6th.
In the following season Villa went on to win the League title with Jack appearing 8 times and scoring a goal every other game.
Despite his strong showing Jack could not ultimately replace the more established figures amongst Villa’s squad and needed to move on to gain regular first team football.
One of the doubts Villa had about Jack’s long term contribution to the team was his height, or rather lack of it, as George Ramsay and the Committee deemed him too small to play as a striker.
Jack made his final appearance for Villa on 18th February 1899 before moving on to Everton with brother Bert.
Everton came up with a cunning plan to overcome Jack’s ‘height’ issues - they converted him into a winger and enabled him to excel for them over the following decade.
Jack had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Jack passed away in Liverpool on 27th January 1938 aged 59.