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Scottish footballer

Nick Sharkey
Personal information
Full name Dominic Sharkey
Date of birth (1943-05-04)4 May 1943
Place of birth Helensburgh, Scotland
Date of death 8 February 2015(2015-02-08) (aged 71)
Place of death Sunderland, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1966 Sunderland 99 (51)
1966–1968 Leicester City 6 (5)
1968–1970 Mansfield Town 69 (17)
1970–1972 Hartlepool United 60 (12)
South Shields
International career
1964 Scotland under-23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dominic "Nick" Sharkey (4 May 1943 – 8 February 2015) 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. In total, he made 99 league appearances, scoring 51 goals for the club from 1960 to 1966. He then joined Leicester City in 1966 but made just six appearances, scoring five goals. His next club was Mansfield Town, where he signed for in 1968. He scored 17 goals in 69 games for the club. 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, and then moved into non-League football with South Shields.

References

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