James Sharrock (24 October 1882 – 16 February 1945) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level for

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, as a . In 1917 he joined the Wigan board of directors, and was later a secretary-manager for

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.Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128–142.

Background

Sharrock was born in

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, England, and he died aged 62 in

, England.

Playing career

International honours

Sharrock won

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s for

while at Wigan in 1910 against Wales, and in 1911 against Australia, and won

s for

while at Wigan on the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand against

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(2 matches),

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(2 matches), and New Zealand, and in 1911–12 against Australia.

Championship final appearances

Sharrock played in

's 7–3 victory over

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in the

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Final during the 1908–09 season at

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on Saturday 1 May 1909.

County League appearances

Sharrock played in

's victories in the Lancashire League during the 1908–09 season, 1910–11 season, 1911–12 season and 1912–13 season.

County Cup Final appearances

Sharrock played , and scored a

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's 10–9 victory over

in the 1908 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1908–09 season at

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, Broughton, on Saturday 19 December 1908, played in the 22–5 victory over

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in the 1909 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1909–10 season at

, Broughton, on Saturday 27 November 1909, and played , and scored 2-

s in the 21–5 victory over

in the 1912 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1912–13 season at

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, on Wednesday 11 December 1912.

Notable tour matches

Sharrock played in

's 12–8 victory over

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in the 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain match at

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, on Saturday 9 November 1907, in the 10–7 victory over

in the

1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain The 1908–09 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the first ever such tour for the newly-formed Australia national rugby league team (or 'The Kangaroos'). The tour was to England and Wales and coincided with the first Wallabies Rugby Union tour of ...

match at

, on Saturday 9 January 1909, played , and scored a

in the 16–8 victory over

in the

match at

, on Wednesday 20 January 1909, and played in the 7–2 victory over

in the

1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain The 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the second ever Kangaroo tour and was actually a tour by an " Australasian" squad that included four New Zealand players in addition to 24 Australian representatives. It took place over the Briti ...

match at

, on Saturday 28 October 1911.

References

External links

Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
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