Richard "Ricky" Sharp (born 26 January 1956) was a Scottish professional

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who is best known for his time with

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and Kilmarnock.

Football career

Sharp joined Rangers on 6 April 1974 from Bargeddie Amateurs. He made one appearance for the club during a

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match against Hibernian, on 10 August 1974. Sharp was substituted (replaced by

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), with Rangers losing 0–3 at half time and he never played for the club again. He moved on to

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shortly afterwards. On 17 January 1976, Sharp left Morton and joined Kilmarnock before moving on to St Mirren eighteen months later in September 1977. Sharp had subsequent spells with

and

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respectively.

Later career

Sharp retired from professional football in 1982 and joined

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Personal life

Sharp has one older brother (Andrew) and one younger brother, former Everton and

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striker Graeme.

References

External links

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