Nick Sharkey

Nick Sharkey
Personal information
Full name	Dominic Sharkey
Date of birth	4 May 1943
Place of birth	Helensburgh, Scotland
Date of death	8 February 2015 (aged 71)
Place of death	Sunderland, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1966	Sunderland
1966–1968	Leicester City
1968–1970	Mansfield Town
1970–1972	Hartlepool United
	South Shields
International career
1964	Scotland under-23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dominic "Nick" Sharkey (4 May 1943 – 8 February 2015)^[1]^[2] was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a forward.

Club career

Sharkey began his career with Sunderland, where he made his debut on 9 April 1960 against Scunthorpe United in a 1–0 win at Roker Park.^[3] In total, he made 99 league appearances, scoring 51 goals for the club from 1960 to 1966.^[4] He then joined Leicester City in 1966 but made just six appearances, scoring five goals.^[5] His next club was Mansfield Town, where he signed for in 1968. He scored 17 goals in 69 games for the club.^[5] He finished his League career with North East team Hartlepool United in 1970, where he made a total of 60 appearances with 12 goals to his name,^[5]^[6] and then moved into non-League football with South Shields.^[5]

References

^ Heaney, Bill (17 February 2015). "Obituary: Nick Sharkey, footballer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ "Tribute to legendary Sunderland striker Nick Sharkey". Sunderland Echo. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Sunderland 1-0 Scunthorpe United". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
^ "Nick Sharkey". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nick Sharkey". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
^ "Former Sunderland striker Nick Sharkey has died at the age of 71". chroniclelive.co.uk. 9 February 2015.

[1] Heaney, Bill (17 February 2015). "Obituary: Nick Sharkey, footballer". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[2] "Tribute to legendary Sunderland striker Nick Sharkey". Sunderland Echo. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[3] "Sunderland 1-0 Scunthorpe United". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

[4] "Nick Sharkey". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

[career-5] "Nick Sharkey". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

[6] "Former Sunderland striker Nick Sharkey has died at the age of 71". chroniclelive.co.uk. 9 February 2015.

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Nick Sharkey

Club career

References

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