William Sharp (footballer)


William McAdam Sharp was a Scottish professional football inside left who played in the Scottish League for Clyde and Johnstone.

Personal life

Prior to the First World War, Sharp was employed as a book-keeper with Harvey's in Saucel, Glasgow. In October 1914, two months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Sharp enlisted as a guardsman in the Scots Guards. He was serving in the 1st Battalion when he was killed in France on 8 July 1915. He was buried in Dud Corner Cemetery near Loos.