Billy Sharp

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Billy Sharp
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Billy Sharp (2017)
Personnel
Surname William Louis Sharp
birthday 5th February 1986
place of birth Sheffield ,  England
size 175 cm
position striker
Juniors
Years station
Sheffield United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2004-2005 Sheffield United 2 0(0)
2005 →  Rushden & Diamonds  (loan) 16 0(9)
2005-2007 Scunthorpe United 82 (53)
2007-2010 Sheffield United 51 0(8)
2009-2010 →  Doncaster Rovers  (loan) 33 (15)
2010–2012 Doncaster Rovers 49 (25)
2012-2014 Southampton FC 17 0(9)
2012-2013 →  Nottingham Forest  (loan) 39 (10)
2013-2014 →  Reading FC  (loan) 10 0(2)
2014 →  Doncaster Rovers  (loan) 12 0(4)
2014-2015 Leeds United 33 0(5)
2015– Sheffield United 184 (90)
1 Only league games are given.
As of June 26, 2020

William Louis "Billy" Sharp (born February 5, 1986 in Sheffield ) is an English football player who has been under contract with Sheffield United since 2015 .

Player career

Sheffield United (2004-2005)

After his debut for his hometown club Sheffield United in the Football League Championship 2004/05 on November 13, 2004 in the home game against Watford FC , Billy Sharp moved on January 21, 2005 on loan to fourth division club Rushden & Diamonds . By the end of the season he scored nine goals in sixteen league games.

Scunthorpe United (2005-2007)

On August 16, 2005, he signed a contract with Scunthorpe United . With his new club, Billy Sharp (37 games / 23 goals) started in the third-tier Football League One and ended the season in twelfth place in the table. Things went much better for the club in the 2006/07 season when they won the third division championship ahead of Bristol City and Blackpool FC . The club owed this title in large part to the 21-year-old attacker Billy Sharp, who scored thirty league goals and thus became the top scorer in League One.

Sheffield United (2007-2010)

Despite various other offers, Sharp decided to return to Sheffield United after the season ended. However, he could not meet the expectations placed in him and only scored his first league goal for Sheffield in March 2008. In total, he scored only four goals in the 2007/08 championship and, in ninth place, missed the play-offs with his club. Despite a disappointing season for him again in 2008/09 with four goals in twenty-two league games, United reached third place with just three points behind the direct second promotion place. After a win over Preston North End , Sheffield lost the final at Wembley against Burnley FC 1-0 and missed promotion to the Premier League .

Doncaster Rovers (2009-2012)

After he was put on the transfer list at the beginning of the season, he moved on September 1, 2009 on loan to second division rivals Doncaster Rovers . In Doncaster , Sharp (33 games / 15 goals) returned to his old strength and finished the Football League Championship 2009/10 in the middle of the table. On July 7, 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the Rovers and moved to the club for 1.15 million pounds. Due to injury, he played only twenty-nine games in the 2010/11 season , but scored fifteen goals again. On November 1, 2011, Sharp caused a national sensation in the 3-1 home game defeat by Middlesbrough FC when he scored a goal just two days after his son's death and dedicated it to his deceased son.

Southampton FC (2012-2014)

On January 30, 2012 Sharp moved to league rivals Southampton FC and signed for 3½ years. With his new team, he achieved promotion to the Premier League thanks to the runner-up in the Football League Championship 2011/12 . With nineteen league goals he was the third top scorer in the second division.

On August 31, 2012, he signed a loan deal with Nottingham Forest for the 2012/13 season .

Leeds United (2014-2015)

In the summer of 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Leeds United . In the Football League Championship 2014/15 he scored five goals for his new club.

Sheffield United (2015-)

After just a year at Leeds, Billy Sharp returned to Sheffield United in July 2015 , scoring twenty-one goals for United in his first season . In the EFL League One 2016/17 he increased his goal count to thirty goals and was thus the top scorer in the third division. Sheffield United won the league title of EFL League One and thus achieved promotion to the second division.

Web links

Commons : Billy Sharp  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Top scorer 2006/07 ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Football League)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.football-league.co.uk
  2. ↑ Sharp gets Blades return ticket (BBC Sport)
  3. ↑ Sheffield United 2-1 Coventry City (BBC Sport)
  4. ↑ Play-off final 2009 (kicker)
  5. ↑ Sharp put on Blades transfer list (BBC Sport)
  6. ↑ Doncaster bring in Sharp on loan (BBC Sport)
  7. ↑ Doncaster Rovers sign Sheffield United's Billy Sharp (BBC Sport)
  8. ↑ Billy Sharp pays tribute to son in Doncaster defeat to Middlesbrough (The Guardian)
  9. ↑ Billy Sharp joins Southampton from Doncaster (BBC Sport)
  10. ↑ Nottingham Forest sign Billy Sharp and James Coppinger on loan (BBC Sport)
  11. ↑ Leeds United sign Southampton striker Billy Sharp (BBC Sport)
  12. ↑ Sheffield United sign Billy Sharp and Conor Sammon (BBC Sport)
personal data
SURNAME Sharp, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sharp, William Louis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th February 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Sheffield , England