Player #463
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1958-59
1958-59
Retired
John Sharples
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1958 🕒 13 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #463 |
Season :
1958-59 |
Age :
24 |
Division :
D1 |
Squad # :
# |
Appearances :
13 |
Starts :
13 |
Substitute :
0 |
Unused :
0 |
Goals :
0 |
Assists :
0 |
Involvements :
0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 |
Bookings :
0 |
Sendings Off :
0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
John Sharples
Birth Date
8 August 1934
Birth Place
Wolverhampton
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
1953-58 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Heath Town FC
1953-58 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves
Football League First Division
Original Transfer
Aged
18
From
Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
On
July 1953
Under
George Martin 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
25
Walsall
Free
August 1959
Joe Mercer 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1959-64 Walsall
Football League Fourth Division, Third Division, Second Division
🕒 124 | ⚽ 1 |
1964 Retired aged 30
Died
1 September 2001, Aged 67
John Sharples
Villa Career
1958 | Youth |
Football League First Division,
🕒 13 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #463 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Eric Houghton 🏴 1958
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
September 1958
Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
First Squad
8 September 1958
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1958-59
8 September 1958
Wolverhampton Wanderers (h), Division One
24
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1958-59
15 November 1958
Leicester City (a), Division One
24
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Squad
15 November 1958
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
John Sharples
Player #463 for Aston Villa, John Sharples, played as a full back for the club.
John played for Villa in 1958-59 making 13 appearances.
John was born in Heath Town, Wolverhampton, just 10 miles from Villa Park, on 8 August 1934 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Monday, 8 September 1958 aged 24 against his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Villa had signed John from Heath Town FC in October 1955 and he would move on to Walsall August 1959 after playing his final game for Villa on Saturday, 15 November 1958 just over 2 months and 12 games after his debut with Villa heading to the bottom of the table.
John had played under manager Joe Mercer.
John passed away in Wolverhampton on 1 September 2001 aged 67.