John Sharp was a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played mainly as a inside left. The bulk of his career (seven seasons) was spent with Heart of Midlothian,John (Jack) Sharp
London Hearts Supporters Club with the closest he came to winning a trophy being an appearance on the losing side in the final of the

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(although a one-off wartime competition, this had some prestige as it was held after

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had ended, and the regular

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, and bookended his time in the senior leagues with spells at

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19th-century births Year of birth missing 20th-century deaths Year of death missing Scottish men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Bathgate F.C. players Scottish Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-stub