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Ian Sharps

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ian Sharps

| image =

| fullname = Ian William Sharps{{Cite book

| editor-first = Barry J.

| editor-last = Hugman

| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10

| year = 2009

| publisher = Mainstream Publishing

| isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0

| page = 372 }}

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=3}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|10|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Warrington, England

| currentclub = Wolves (Lead Academy Coach)

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1998–2006

| years2 = 2006–2010

| years3 = 2010–2012

| years4 = 2012–2013

| years5 = 2013

| years6 = 2013–2015

| years7 = 2015

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs1 = Tranmere Rovers

| clubs2 = Rotherham United

| clubs3 = Shrewsbury Town

| clubs4 = Rotherham United

| clubs5 = → Burton Albion (loan)

| clubs6 = Burton Albion

| clubs7 = → AFC Telford United (loan)

| clubs8 = Chester

| caps1 = 172

| goals1 = 6

| caps2 = 160

| goals2 = 8

| caps3 = 86

| goals3 = 2

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 1

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 0

| caps6 = 58

| goals6 = 1

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 0

| caps8 = 32

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 562

| totalgoals = 18

| club-update =

| manageryears1= 2018| managerclubs1 = Walsall (caretaker)

}}

Ian William Sharps (born 23 October 1980) is an English former footballer who is currently Lead Academy Coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. During his playing career he was a defender most commonly deployed at centre back.

Career

Born in Warrington, Sharps is a tall central defender who signed for Tranmere Rovers after serving as a trainee and soon established himself as a first team regular making almost 200 appearances. Sharps joined Rotherham United on a two-year deal during the summer of 2006.{{cite news | title = Tranmere's Sharps joins Millers | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/5150092.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2006-07-06 | access-date = 2007-05-15}} Following the 2007–08 season, he signed a new two-year contract with Rotherham.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/7400771.stm|title=Six sign new deals at Rotherham |date=2008-05-14|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2008-05-23}} Sharps played his 100th game for the Millers in their FA Cup tie away at Aldershot Town. Despite going through three points deductions, Ian has remained loyal to The Millers and has established himself as one of Rotherham's most consistent performers. Sharps got voted Rotherham United Player of the Year in 2009, resulting him being re-appointed club captain for the 2009 season. On 14 June 2010, Sharps signed for Shrewsbury Town, and was named as club captain. Over a time period of 2 seasons, he helped guide Shrewsbury to promotion from League Two in the 2011–12 season. However, despite the accolade, he was to move on, and return to his former club.

Sharps re-joined Rotherham United on 22 May 2012, with Sharps opting for the Millers and the lure of the New York Stadium, where he was appointed the captain.

On 18 January 2013, Sharps was loaned out to Burton Albion, before joining them permanently at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31383092 |title=AFC Telford United: Burton's Ian Sharps makes loan move |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 February 2015 |access-date=11 February 2015}} Although he was a regular player for Burton at first, he fell out of favour after the departure of manager Gary Rowett to Birmingham City, and Sharps joined AFC Telford United on loan in February 2015 for the rest of the season. At the end of the season, it was announced that he would be leaving Burton at the end of his contract, and signing permanently for Telford United on a one-year deal at that point.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32784440 |title=AFC Telford United defender Ian Sharps agrees to stay |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2015 |access-date=18 May 2015}}

Career statistics

{{updated|8 January 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="9"|Tranmere Rovers

|1998–99{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 1998/1999 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=128 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|First Division

|1

000000010
1999–00

|First Division

|0

000000000
2000–01

|First Division

|0

000000000
2001–02{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2001/2002 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=131 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Second Division

|29

020101Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy0330
2002–03{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2002/2003 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=132 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Second Division

|30

300101{{efn|name=FLT}}0323
2003–04{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2003/2004 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=133 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|Second Division

|27

1302000321
2004–05{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2004/2005 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=134 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League One

|46

110202{{efn|name=FLT}}0511
2005–06{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2005/2006 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=135 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League One

|39

110113{{efn|name=FLT}}0442
colspan="2"|Total

!172

67071701937
rowspan="5"|Rotherham United

|2006–07{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2006/2007 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=136 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League One

|38

210211{{efn|name=FLT}}0423
2007–08{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2007/2008 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=137 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|33

220102{{efn|name=FLT}}1383
2008–09{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2008/2009 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=138 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|45

420405{{efn|name=FLT}}1565
2009–10{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2009/2010 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=139 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|44

030104One appearance in Football League Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs0520
colspan="2"|Total

!160

8808112218811
rowspan="3"|Shrewsbury Town

|2010–11{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2010/2011 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=140 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|43

100204Two appearances in Football League Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs0491
2011–12{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2011/2012 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=141 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|43

1312000482
colspan="2"|Total

!86

2314040973
Rotherham United

|2012–13{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2012/2013 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=142 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|23

120101{{efn|name=FLT}}0271
Burton Albion (loan)

|2012–13

|League Two

|16

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs0180
rowspan="3"|Burton Albion

|2013–14{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2013/2014 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=143 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|39

140202One appearance in Football League Trophy, one appearance in League Two play-offs0471
2014–15{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2014/2015 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=144 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}

|League Two

|19

010301{{efn|name=FLT}}0240
colspan="2"|Total

!74

1505050891
AFC Telford United (loan)

|2014–15

|Conference Premier

|15

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00150
Chester

|2015–16{{Cite web |title=Ian Sharps {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} No Club {{!}} Season 2015/2016 {{!}} 1998-2017 {{!}} Soccer Base |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076&season_id=145 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.soccerbase.com}}{{Cite web |title=First Team Statistics 2015/16 |url=http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first1516.asp |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.chester-city.co.uk}}

|National League

|32

010colspan="2"|—6Three appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup0390
colspan="3" |Career total

!562

1826125235264823

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Managerial statistics

{{updated|match played 12 March 2018}}

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|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=5|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

{{abbr|P|Matches played}}{{abbr|W|Matches won}}{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
align=left|Walsall (caretaker)

|align=left|12 March 2018

|align=left|16 March 2018

{{WDL|0|0|0|0|decimals=1}}

|{{cite web |title=Managers: Ian Sharps |url= https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=4724 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=12 March 2018}}

colspan=3|Total

{{WDLtot|0|0|0|0|decimals=1}}

!—

Honours

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year: 2009–10 League Two,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8643305.stm |title=Rooney is PFA player of the year |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2010 |access-date=23 May 2018}} 2010–11 League Two,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13110874 |title=Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 April 2011 |access-date=23 May 2018}} 2011–12 League Two{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17797832 |title=Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 April 2012 |access-date=23 May 2018}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Soccerbase}}

{{Navboxes

| title = Awards

| bg = gold

| fg = navy

| list1 =

{{2009–10 Football League Two PFA Team of the Year}}

{{2010–11 Football League Two PFA Team of the Year}}

{{2011–12 Football League Two PFA Team of the Year}}

{{Burton Albion F.C. Player of the Year}}

}}

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Category:1980 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Warrington

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players

Category:Rotherham United F.C. players

Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players

Category:Burton Albion F.C. players

Category:AFC Telford United players

Category:Chester F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:National League (English football) players

Category:Chester F.C. non-playing staff

Category:Walsall F.C. non-playing staff

Category:21st-century English sportsmen