Bob Sharpe

Life and career Sharpe was born in Kirkcaldy. before being reinstated as a junior with Thornton Hibs in 1947. By 1949 he was at Rosyth Recreation, helping the club to the top of the Fife Junior League. In February 1951, after Rosyth had beaten them in the Scottish Junior Cup, the Luncarty club protested Sharpe's inclusion, claiming that his reinstatement as a junior was faulty because he had never previously played as such, having moved directly from juvenile football to a senior club. The Scottish Junior Football Association concurred.

Sharpe moved on to Raith Rovers of Scottish League Division One, for whom he appeared for the reserves but only once in a League match. He played 14 League matches in the 1952–53 season, and then moved into non-league football with Blackhall Colliery Welfare. and continued to attend Darlington F.C.'s matches. He was married to Jean and had a son. He died in February 2014.