Nick Sharkey | |
Fullname: | Dominic Sharkey |
Birth Date: | 4 May 1943 |
Birth Place: | Helensburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Sunderland, England |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1960–1966 |
Years2: | 1966–1968 |
Years3: | 1968–1970 |
Years4: | 1970–1972 |
Clubs3: | Mansfield Town |
Clubs4: | Hartlepool United |
Clubs5: | South Shields |
Caps1: | 99 |
Caps2: | 6 |
Caps3: | 69 |
Caps4: | 60 |
Goals1: | 51 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Goals3: | 17 |
Goals4: | 12 |
Nationalyears1: | 1964 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland under-23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Dominic "Nick" Sharkey (4 May 1943 – 8 February 2015[1] [2]) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a forward.
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]