Chelsea FC Profile: Jimmy Sharp
Full Name: James Sharp
Born: Monday, 11th October 1880
Place of birth: Jordanstone, Scotland
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Died: Friday, 18th November 1949 (aged 69)
Place of death: Fulham, London, England
Burial: Buried - North Sheen Cemetery, Richmond, Greater London, England
Involvement with Chelsea:
Men's 1st Team Player from 1912 to 1915
Playing Career:
Dundee
Fulham
Woolwich
Arsenal
Fulham
Chelsea (Nov 1912 to Jun 1915) - cost: £1,750 - Retired
* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Competitive Debut: Saturday, 23rd November 1912, Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Chelsea
Age on debut: 32 years 1 months 12 days
Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Monday, 19th April 1915, Chelsea 1 - 3 Manchester United
Appearances
| Goals
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jimmy Sharp made 63 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 23rd Nov 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 15,000 |  |
| League | 30th Nov 1912 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Derby County | 30,000 |  |
| League | 7th Dec 1912 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 36,771 |  |
| League | 14th Dec 1912 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Middlesbrough | 35,000 | |
| League | 21st Dec 1912 | Notts County | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1912 | Chelsea | 1 | 4 | Manchester United | 30,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1912 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 28th Dec 1912 | Chelsea | 2 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 35,000 | |
| League | 4th Jan 1913 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 7,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 11th Jan 1913 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Southend United | 14,569 | |
| League | 18th Jan 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | 50,000 | |
| League | 25th Jan 1913 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| League | 15th Feb 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Woolwich Arsenal | 20,000 | |
| League | 22nd Feb 1913 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 8th Mar 1913 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | Chelsea | 16,293 | |
| League | 15th Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Everton | 45,000 | |
| League | 21st Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 65,000 | |
| League | 22nd Mar 1913 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 24th Mar 1913 | Liverpool | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 29th Mar 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 30,000 | |
| League | 5th Apr 1913 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 12th Apr 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50,000 | |
| League | 19th Apr 1913 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 3 | Chelsea | 8,000 | |
| League | 26th Apr 1913 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Notts County | 20,000 | |
| League | 6th Sep 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 61,500 | |
| League | 8th Sep 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 21,000 | |
| League | 13th Sep 1913 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 20th Sep 1913 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Manchester United | 40,000 | |
| League | 27th Sep 1913 | Burnley | 6 | 1 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 4th Oct 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 30,000 | |
| League | 11th Oct 1913 | Newcastle United | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 22,000 | |
| League | 18th Oct 1913 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 40,000 | |
| League | 25th Oct 1913 | Aston Villa | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 36,000 | |
| League | 1st Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 40,000 | |
| League | 8th Nov 1913 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 15th Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Derby County | 28,000 | |
| League | 22nd Nov 1913 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 29th Nov 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Bradford City | 45,000 | |
| League | 6th Dec 1913 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 13th Dec 1913 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | 30,000 | |
| League | 20th Dec 1913 | Everton | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1913 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | The Wednesday | 40,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1913 | The Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 30,000 | |
| League | 7th Feb 1914 | Preston North End | 3 | 3 | Chelsea | 25,000 | |
| League | 11th Feb 1914 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 5th Sep 1914 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 26,000 | |
| League | 9th Sep 1914 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 14,000 | |
| League | 12th Sep 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 3 | Newcastle United | 14,000 | |
| League | 19th Sep 1914 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,000 | |
| League | 3rd Oct 1914 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,000 | |
| League | 10th Oct 1914 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Liverpool | 20,000 | |
| League | 28th Nov 1914 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 6,000 | |
| League | 12th Dec 1914 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 6,421 | |
| League | 19th Dec 1914 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Everton | 18,000 | |
| League | 25th Dec 1914 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Manchester City | 20,000 | |
| League | 26th Dec 1914 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | Chelsea | 26,000 | |
| F.A. Cup | 16th Jan 1915 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | Swindon Town | 18,610 | |
| League | 23rd Jan 1915 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Middlesbrough | 7,500 | |
| League | 20th Mar 1915 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22,000 | |
| League | 10th Apr 1915 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,000 | |
| League | 14th Apr 1915 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 10,000 | |
| League | 17th Apr 1915 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 25,000 | |
| League | 19th Apr 1915 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Manchester United | 30,000 | |
Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances
| Non-Competitive First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jimmy Sharp made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Non-First-Team Appearances
| Non-First-Team Goals
|
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Jimmy Sharp made 0 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Non-First-Team Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att |
Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:
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