Richard Sharp (footballer)

Richard "Ricky" Sharp (born 26 January 1956) was a Scottish professional footballer who is best known for his time with Dunfermline Athletic and Kilmarnock.

For other people with the same name, see Richard Sharp (disambiguation).

Richard Sharp
Personal information
Full name Richard Sharp
Date of birth (1956-01-26) 26 January 1956
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Bargeddie Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Rangers 0 (0)
1975–1976 Greenock Morton 16 (0)
1976–1977 Kilmarnock 13 (0)
1977–1979 St Mirren 8 (0)
1978–1980 Dunfermline Athletic 32 (6)
1980–1982 East Stirlingshire 41 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Sharp joined Rangers on 6 April 1974 from Bargeddie Amateurs.[1] He made one appearance for the club during a Scottish League Cup match against Hibernian, on 10 August 1974.[2] Sharp was substituted (replaced by Jim Denny), with Rangers losing 0–3 at half time and he never played for the club again.[3]

He moved on to Morton shortly afterwards.[3] On 17 January 1976, Sharp left Morton and joined Kilmarnock before moving on to St Mirren eighteen months later in September 1977.[3] Sharp had subsequent spells with Dunfermline Athletic[3] and East Stirlingshire[3] respectively.

Later career

Sharp retired from professional football in 1982 and joined Strathclyde Police.[3]

Personal life

Sharp is the older brother of former Everton and Scotland striker Graeme.[3]

References
  1. Bob Ferrier, Robert McElroy (2005). Rangers: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-481-7.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Sharp, Richard". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. Ferrier, Bob & McElroy, Robert (1990). Glasgow Rangers: Player by Player. The Crowood Press. ISBN 1-85223-404-0.
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