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About James Sharp:

Born: February 12, 1870: Bonhill (Dunbartonshire), Scotland.
Passed away:

Position: Right half.

Height: (5ft. 9in.);
Weight: (12st. 6lb.).

Career:
Jamestown Athletic: 1889.
Vale of Leven: 1890.
Preston North End: Signed: August, 1891.
* 1891-92: 19-1 (Football League); 4-1 (FA Cup);
** Serious knee injury in January, 1892; kept him out until September, 1893.
Preston North End: 1893.
* 1893-94: 26-1 (Football League 1); 1-0 (FA Cup); 1-0 (Football League Test Match);
* 1894-95: 28-1 (Football League 1); 1-0 (FA Cup);
* 1895-96: 20-0 (Football League 1); 1-0 (FA Cup).
Darwen: 1896.
* 1896-97: 24-2 (Football League 2); 0-0 (FA Cup).
Reading: 1897.
* 1897-98: 18-2 (Southern League 1);
** Appointed secretary and general manager of Reading F.C.: July, 1898.
* 1898-99: 11-0 (Southern League 1);
* 1899-00: 18-0 (Southern League 1);
* 1900-01: 3-0 (Southern League 1);
* 1901-02: 5-0 (Southern League 1).
** Resigned his position as secretary to Reading F.C. and migrated to South Africa in 1902.

Lloyd’s Weekly News: January 27, 1895.

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