17th December 1994
When Graeme Sharp scored for Oldham Athletic with 20 minutes left of their Premier League clash with neighbours Manchester United at Old Trafford on April 4th 1994, it was to prove to be the start of an amazing run. Manchester United didn't let in another Premier League goal at their home ground for over 8 months until December 17th when Stan Collymore scored 10 minutes before half time for Nottingham Forest. An amazing run of 1135 minutes without conceding a home goal, a run that included 12 full matches.Graeme Marshall Sharp (born 16 October 1960) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. Sharp played Dumbarton, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Bangor City. He enjoyed great success with Everton, helping them win English 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. This included one appearance in the 1986 World Cup, in a goalless draw against Uruguay. Sharp scored one international goal, in a 1–1 draw with Malta.
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. Sharp now works for the local press in Liverpool and radio for Radio City in the north-west of England and is one of the Everton Club Ambassadors alongside Ian Snodin and Graham Stuart.
| Senior career | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Dumbarton | 40 | (17) |
| 1980–1991 | Everton | 322 | (111) |
| 1991–1997 | Oldham Athletic | 107 | (30) |
| 1997 | Bangor City | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 469 | (158) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 1985–1988 | Scotland | 12 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1997–1998 | Bangor City | ||
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