Graeme Sharp

Graeme Marshall Sharp (born 16 October 1960 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and manager. Sharp played as a striker for Dumbarton, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Bangor City. He enjoyed great success with Everton, helping them win English league championships in 1985 and 1987, the FA Cup in 1984 and the European Cup Winners\' Cup in 1985. He made 12 international appearances for Scotland, and was selected in their 1986 World Cup squad.\n', ' Sharp moved to Oldham Athletic in 1991, and helped the newly-promoted club stay in the top flight for three seasons. He was appointed player/manager of Oldham in November 1994, but he left the club in March 1997 with them on the verge of being relegated to the third tier. Sharp was then player/manager of Welsh club Bangor City for a year. He has since worked in media coverage of football and as a club ambassador for Everton.\n', ' Sharp started his playing career at Dumbarton before signing for Everton for £120,000 in 1980. He did not walk into the first team at Goodison Park, and by the end of the 1980–81 season had still made just six league appearances for the club. But then came new manager Howard Kendall, who soon selected Sharp as a regular striker and was rewarded handsomely as Sharp netted 15 goals in 29 league games. The goals continued to flow over the next nine seasons.\n', '