Lew Sharpe

Lew Sharpe
Personal information
Full name Lewis A. Sharpe
Date of birth 14 July 1906
Date of death 19 March 2001(2001-03-19) (aged 94)
Original team(s) Loch
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926-1927
1929-1930
1932
1934
Total -
St Kilda
Footscray
Fitzroy
Essendon
08 (1)
19 (7)
06 (0)
01 (0)
34 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1934 season.

Lewis A. "Lew" Sharpe (14 July 1906 – 19 March 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, Footscray, Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Sharpe had a much traveled career, which began at Kernot in 1924.[1] He then played with Loch the following year and joined St Kilda during the 1926 season. After a year and a half with St Kilda, he went to Wonthaggi. He resumed in the VFL in 1929 when he played 11 games for Footscray, the most he ever played in a league season.[2] In 1930 he crossed to Blackwood as captain-coach but after a year was back in Melbourne, playing for Fitzroy. He captain-coached Dalyston to a premiership in 1933 and played at Essendon in 1934. Having played just once for Essendon, Sharpe returned to Loch for a season, before going to Archer's Creek as their new captain-coach.[3]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. AFL Tables: Lew Sharpe
  3. "Sharpe, Lewis A.". Essendon Football Club.
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