Billy Sharp
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| Billy Sharp | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Louis Sharp | |
| Date of birth | February 5, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker, Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield United | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002–2005 2005 2005–2007 2007– |
Sheffield United → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) Scunthorpe United Sheffield United |
2 (0) 16 (9) 82 (53) 51 (8) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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William Louis "Billy" Sharp (born 5 February 1986 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer currently playing a striker role at Sheffield United.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Sheffield United
Sharp started at Rotherham United as a schoolboy in the Academy after leaving his Sunday league team in his hometown of Dronfield, Derbyshire, but opted to join the Sheffield United Academy after Rotherham turned him away.
Sharp signed for Sheffield United as a schoolboy in 2002 but, after leaving the Academy, he failed to establish himself in manager Neil Warnock's squad. He made only two brief substitute appearances for United, the second and final of which coming in the last game of the 2004-2005 season.
[edit] Rushden and Diamonds (loan)
In January 2005, he went on loan to Rushden and Diamonds. Despite playing just 16 games Sharp became a very popular figure. Scoring 9 goals, one of them a last minute winner in the 3-2 win over local rivals Northampton Town, he helped prevent another relegation. His hat-trick against Boston Utd was also memorable.
[edit] Scunthorpe United
After returning from his loan spell Sharp made two substitute appearances for United before he was sold to Scunthorpe United for £100,000 in August 2005. He soon became a firm favourite at Glanford Park scoring 24 goals in his first season with the league one club.
Sharp scored the 50th goal of his career in the 2-0 win at Carlisle United on 9 December 2006. He was featured on ITV's The Championship, and Scunthorpe United chairman Steve Wharton claimed he would reject a bid of £2 million for Sharp.
Sharp broke the Iron's 45 year old club record for most goals scored in a season on 28 April 2007. Barrie Thomas was the previous holder.
Sharp netted 30[1] times in the league in the 2006-07 season guiding his team to promotion into the Coca Cola Championship. This was the highest total in the 4 leagues of England [2] [3] [4] [5]. He scored a header in the televised defeat to Aston Villa, which only served to enhance his reputation across the nation. In all, he scored 56 goals in 95 games for Scunthorpe during his two seasons at Glanford Park.
With his goalscoring feats in the 2006-07 season, there was predictable interest from other clubs in Sharp, and a number of clubs made bids for the striker as the season ended. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
[edit] Sheffield United
Ultimately, lifelong Blades fan Sharp rejoined Sheffield United on 4 July 2007 for a fee of around £2 million, a deal that also saw Sheffield United's Jonathan Forte transferred to Scunthorpe and was given the number 24 shirt.[11]
Sharp made his full Sheffield United first team debut in the opening game of the 2007-08 season, a 2-2 draw with Colchester United.[12] He scored his first competitive goals for the club in September, hitting two against Morecambe in a 5-0 third round Carling Cup victory[13] but had to wait until March to score his first league goal, in a 2-1 win at home against Coventry City.[14] After finally breaking his duck he went on to score three more times before the end of the season.
Sharp started the 2008-09 season brightly, scoring a perfect hat-trick (header, right foot, left foot) in the Blades' first home game, against Queens Park Rangers. He then scored the equaliser in a 1-1 home draw to Coventry City, this was his last goal of 2008, and his first of 2009 came against Leyton Orient in the F.A. Cup 3rd round in January. This was followed up by a diving header against Hull City in the F.A. cup 5th round replay at KC Stadium. A game in which Sharp was later booked for 'diving' although TV replays clearly showed there was contact. Referee Peter Walton later apologized for his costly error. The game saw Sharp pick up an injury, which he is expected to be out for between 6–8 weeks with.[15]
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2008-091 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 2007-08 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2006-07 | 45 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 32 |
| 2005-06 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 24 | |
| Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2004-05 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| Sheffield United | 2004-05 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 151 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 174 | 76 | |
1 Last updated 8 February 2008
[edit] Notes and References
- ^ "BBC SPORT Football - My Club - Sheff Utd - Sharp gets Blades return ticket". BBC News. 2007-07-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6249576.stm. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Chelsea - Drogba collects Golden Boot award:". BBC News. 2007-05-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/c/chelsea/6664459.stm. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ "Divisional Scorers - The Football League - Stats - FLC". The Football League. http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0,,10794~20067,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ "Divisional Scorers - The Football League - Stats - FL1". The Football League. http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0,,10794~200625,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ "Divisional Scorers - The Football League - Stats: FL2". The Football League. http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DivisionalScorers/0,,10794~200626,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ "Sharp must make decision on Owls". BBC Sport. 2007-05-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/6656749.stm. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ "Iron reject Owls offer for Sharp". BBC Sport. 2007-05-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/scunthorpe_utd/6656749.stm. Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
- ^ "Iron confirm Norwich's Sharp bid". BBC Sport. 2007-05-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/6701663.stm. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Preston confirm interest in Sharp". BBC Sport. 2007-05-19. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/6672551.stm. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ "Sharp in talks with Norwich". The Pink 'Un. 2007-06-20. http://www.pinkun.com/content/ncfc/story.aspx?brand=PINKUNOnline&category=Norwich&tBrand=PinkUnOnline&tCategory=Norwich&itemid=NOED20%20Jun%202007%2012%3A21%3A57%3A380. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Sharp gets Blades' return ticket". BBC Sport. 2007-07-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6249576.stm. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 2-2 Colchester". BBC Sport. 2007-08-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6931101.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 5-0 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 2007-09-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7008014.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.
- ^ "Sheff Utd 2-1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 2008-11-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7285092.stm. Retrieved on 2008-11-03.
- ^ "Billy bags Blades hat-trick". www.thestar.co.uk. 2008-08-16. http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Billy-bags-Blades-hattrick.4398625.jp. Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
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