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Ronnie Sharp

Biography

Ronnie initially featured as a trialist in a friendly against Aberdeen in November 1955 and following an impressive performance he was signed up the following week from Steelend Victoria. He quickly established himself as our regular left winger for the rest of the campaign, and over the following two seasons he only missed 3 games. During this time, he began to form a formidable partnership with Jim Fernie on the left-hand side of the forward line, and following a superb start to the 1958-59 season by both players, a bid of £8000 for the duo from Doncaster City was accepted…Read moreRead less
Ronnie initially featured as a trialist in a friendly against Aberdeen in November 1955 and following an impressive performance he was signed up the following week from Steelend Victoria. He quickly established himself as our regular left winger for the rest of the campaign, and over the following two seasons he only missed 3 games. During this time, he began to form a formidable partnership with Jim Fernie on the left-hand side of the forward line, and following a superb start to the 1958-59 season by both players, a bid of £8000 for the duo from Doncaster City was accepted and they moved south in mid-October.

Statistics

Apps
125
Goals
40
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.32
Minutes
11,250
Seasons
4
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1958-5917400
1957-58431400
1956-57441800
1955-5621400

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 16 Nov 1955 · Left: 10 Oct 1958

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Tommy Gray26 Nov 195523 Mar 195758
Chris Anderson30 Mar 19576 Oct 195867

Timeline

  1. Born

    Montreal, Canada

  2. Signed

  10. Recorded contract end

  11. Died

    Dunfermline

Appearances (125)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
6 Oct 1958 Forfar 2–1 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1958-59 L
4 Oct 1958 Arbroath 1–1 Albion Rovers Division Two1958-59 D
27 Sep 1958 Cowdenbeath 3–1 Arbroath Division Two1958-59 L
20 Sep 1958 Arbroath 2–0 Berwick Rangers Division Two1958-59 W
17 Sep 1958 Arbroath 1–1 Partick Thistle Scottish League Cup1958-59 D
13 Sep 1958 Alloa 2–3 Arbroath Division Two1958-59 W
10 Sep 1958 Partick Thistle 2–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 L
6 Sep 1958 Arbroath 6–1 Forfar Division Two1958-59 W
3 Sep 1958 Arbroath 1–0 Stranraer Scottish League Cup1958-59 W
1 Sep 1958 Stranraer 3–4 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W
30 Aug 1958 Dumbarton 0–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W
27 Aug 1958 Arbroath 4–0 Queen's Park Scottish League Cup1958-59 W
23 Aug 1958 Alloa 2–5 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W
20 Aug 1958 Montrose 1–4 Arbroath Division Two1958-59 W
16 Aug 1958 Arbroath 6–3 Dumbarton Scottish League Cup1958-59 W
13 Aug 1958 Queen's Park 2–1 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 L
9 Aug 1958 Arbroath 3–1 Alloa Scottish League Cup1958-59 W
10 May 1958Neutral venue Arbroath 3–2 Forfar Forfarshire Cup1957-58 W
5 May 1958 Dundee 3–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1957-58 W
26 Apr 1958 Albion Rovers 2–4 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W
16 Apr 1958 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 L
12 Apr 1958 Arbroath 2–3 Hamilton Accies Division Two1957-58 L
5 Apr 1958 Brechin City 2–1 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 L
29 Mar 1958 East Stirling 1–2 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W
22 Mar 1958 Arbroath 3–2 Stirling Division Two1957-58 W
15 Mar 1958 Morton 1–3 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W
8 Mar 1958 Ayr Utd 3–3 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 D
1 Mar 1958 St Johnstone 0–4 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W
22 Feb 1958 Arbroath 3–5 Dumbarton Division Two1957-58 L
15 Feb 1958 Clyde 4–0 Arbroath Scottish Cup1957-58 L

Goals scored (40)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
20 Sep 1958 Arbroath 2–0 Berwick Rangers Division Two1958-59 W 7′
27 Aug 1958 Arbroath 4–0 Queen's Park Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 22′
27 Aug 1958 Arbroath 4–0 Queen's Park Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 24′
23 Aug 1958 Alloa 2–5 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1958-59 W 78′
10 May 1958Neutral venue Arbroath 3–2 Forfar Forfarshire Cup1957-58 W 30′
10 May 1958Neutral venue Arbroath 3–2 Forfar Forfarshire Cup1957-58 W 37′
26 Apr 1958 Albion Rovers 2–4 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W 85′
22 Mar 1958 Arbroath 3–2 Stirling Division Two1957-58 W 12′
22 Mar 1958 Arbroath 3–2 Stirling Division Two1957-58 W 31′
15 Mar 1958 Morton 1–3 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W 10′
15 Mar 1958 Morton 1–3 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W 57′
1 Mar 1958 St Johnstone 0–4 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W 77′
1 Mar 1958 St Johnstone 0–4 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W 89′
22 Feb 1958 Arbroath 3–5 Dumbarton Division Two1957-58 L 83′
21 Dec 1957 Hamilton Accies 2–2 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 D 61′
5 Oct 1957 Berwick Rangers 1–2 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W 41′
28 Sep 1957 Arbroath 3–2 Stranraer Division Two1957-58 W 10′
21 Sep 1957 Forfar 2–3 Arbroath Division Two1957-58 W 2′
27 Apr 1957 Alloa 0–6 Arbroath Division Two1956-57 W 90′
8 Apr 1957 Arbroath 2–2 Dundee United Division Two1956-57 D 32′
2 Mar 1957 Arbroath 4–2 Stirling Division Two1956-57 W 35′
2 Jan 1957 Arbroath 5–1 Berwick Rangers Division Two1956-57 W 16′ (pen.)
2 Jan 1957 Arbroath 5–1 Berwick Rangers Division Two1956-57 W 41′
2 Jan 1957 Arbroath 5–1 Berwick Rangers Division Two1956-57 W 64′ (pen.)
15 Dec 1956 Montrose 2–1 Arbroath Division Two1956-57 L 88′ (pen.)