| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Sharp | ||
| Date of birth | 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Tintwistle, England | ||
| Date of death | Not known | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 191x–1919 | Barton BSC | ? | (?) |
| 1919–1922 | Mossley | ? | (?) |
| 1922–1923 | Birmingham | 5 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | Chesterfield | 22 | (7) |
| 1924–192x | Stourbridge | ? | (?) |
| – | Stalybridge Celtic | ? | (?) |
| 1926–1927 | Mossley | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Frank Sharp (1900 – after 1926) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Chesterfield.[1] He played as an inside forward.
Sharp was born in Tintwistle, then part of Cheshire. He worked in a steelworks and played football part-time for Barton BSC and for Mossley before turning professional with Birmingham in 1922.[2][3] He made his debut in the First Division on 6 September 1922, deputising for Jackie Whitehouse in an away game against Newcastle United which finished goalless. He kept his place until Whitehouse regained fitness, but did not play again;[4] a creative player, he was uncomfortable with a more attacking role.[2] He moved on to Chesterfield of the Third Division North in 1923, for whom he scored seven goals in 22 league appearances.[1] He then returned to non-league football with Stourbridge, Stalybridge Celtic, and a second spell with Mossley; over his Mossley career he scored 28 goals in 60 appearances.[3]