Career
After World War I he played as an amateur and captained the Lancashire side from 1923 to 1925. His position on the football pitch was right winger. His portrait appeared on 14 editions of cigarette packets, the mark of a popular sportsman at the time.
When his playing career ended, Sharp became a director of Everton, a position he held for many years.
He started a sports shop in Whitechapel Liverpool, which existed until the 1980s before being taken over by JJB Sports and later closed. There was also a shop in Chester, within the Grosvenor Precinct.
His shop was the official supplier of playing strips to both Everton and Liverpool for many years.
