Lee Stuart Sharpe, (born May 27, 1971 in Halesowen, West Midlands), is an English football player currently playing for Garforth Town. Predominantly a left winger, Lee once played for Manchester United and was a promising young player in English football, but his career went into rapid decline at an early age. He has achieved renewed fame by appearing on reality television shows. May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Garforth Town Association Football Club are an English football team. ... In sports, the term winger is the name of a position, including football (soccer), rugby union, rugby league and hockey. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... “Megastar” redirects here. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. ...

Professional football career

An Aston Villa supporter, Sharpe began his career at Torquay United. However, in his first season with them (1987-88), after only 16 games, Manchester United noted his potential and swooped to sign him in June for £200,000, a record fee at the time for a YTS player. Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the seaside resort town of Torquay, Devon. ... Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ...

He soon broke into the first team, initially playing out of position at left back before replacing Ralph Milne as left-winger in the 1990-91 season. He played a key part in United's success in the European Cup Winners' Cup that season scoring a hat-trick against Arsenal at Highbury in the 1990 League Cup. United eventually won the game 2-6. Sharpe himself, cites this as one of the best memories in his footballing career^[1]. Ralph Milne (born 13 May 1961) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. ... The 1991-92 season was the 112th season of competitive football in England. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ...

Having established himself as a left winger, Sharpe earned a call up to the England squad, although he was unable to replace John Barnes as first choice left winger. Unfortunately, he was then out of the game for long periods of time through injury and illness (he suffered from viral meningitis) and when his fitness recovered the form of Ryan Giggs meant he had to play out of position at left back or on the right wing, competing for a place with Andrei Kanchelskis. In total he played 265 games for the Red Devils during eight years there, scoring 36 goals. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... John Charles Bryan Barnes (born November 7, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a hugely successful and well known Jamaican-born English football player of the 1980s and 1990s, and was once the manager of Celtic F.C. // Having moved to England as a boy, Barnes was noticed by Watford whilst... Ryan Joseph Giggs (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer, currently playing for Manchester United in the English Premiership, and formerly the Welsh national team, prior to his retirement from international football on June 2, 2007. ... Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis (Russian: born January 23, 1969 in Kirovograd) is a former Ukrainian football midfielder who claimed Russian citizenship after the fall of the Soviet Union. ...

Despite his injury history, Leeds United signed him for £4.5 million in the summer of 1996, making him their record signing. Again his time at Leeds was beset by further injuries. He made 26 Premiership appearances in 1996-97, scoring five goals, but a pre-season knee injury ruled him out for the entire 1997-98 season and he was unable to regain his place in the team on recovery. Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1996-1997 season was the 117th season of competitive football in England. ... // Premier League Arsenal overhauled Manchester Uniteds lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title. ...

In the autumn of 1998, Lee Sharpe was loaned to Italian Serie A strugglers Sampdoria, but soon fell out of favour and in the New Year he returned to England. A £250,000 fee took him to Bradford City in March 1999 and he helped in securing the club's promotion to the Premiership after 77 years outside the top division. He also helped preserve the club's Premiership status in 1999-00. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the Italian football (soccer) league. ... U.C. Sampdoria is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. ... Bradford City Association Football Club are an English football team based at Valley Parade, otherwise known as The Intersonic Stadium (previously Bradford & Bingley Stadium), due to stadium sponsorship in Bradford. ... The 1999-2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. ...

In 2000-01, Sharpe lost his place in the Bradford team and just before Christmas went on loan to Division One Portsmouth F.C. He returned to Bradford during the 2001-02 season but when his contract expired at the end of the season he was given a free transfer. A brief spell at Exeter City then followed before he moved to Grindavík in Iceland. In June 2003 he announced his retirement from first class football at the age of 32. The 2000-2001 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England. ... Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. ... The 2001-2002 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England. ... Exeter City F.C. are an English football club, based in Exeter, who have played in the Football League for most of its history, but now play in the Nationwide Conference. ... Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, the football subdivision of Icelandic athletic club Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur, located in the town of Grindavík in the south west part of Iceland. ...

During 2003-04, Lee Sharpe made a brief return to football in the Kidderminster Sunday League before signing for Northern Counties East Premier League side Garforth Town the following summer. The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ... Garforth Town Association Football Club are an English football team. ...

Lee Sharpe was capped 8 times by the England team between 1991 and 1995. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ...

Clubs

• Torquay United (1987-1988)
• Manchester United (1988-1996)
• Leeds United (1996-1999)
• Sampdoria (1998, loan)
• Bradford City (1999-2002)
• Exeter City (2002-2003)
• Grindavík (2003-2004)
• Garforth Town (2004)

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After football

In 2004 and 2006, Sharpe was a football pundit for ESPN Star in Asia, and together with Les Ferdinand, is a celebrity host on the game show "Kickoff" where he is known as "Sharpy." Sharpe is a pundit on BBC's Match of the Day 2 and "Football Focus", and during the 2006 World Cup presented a cup blog from Germany with video clips and photos for Yahoo. Sharpe appeared in one episode of the footballing drama Dream Team. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... ESPN Star Sports Logo ESPN Star Sports is a media company which owns 13 television networks: ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN (Korea), ESPN Hong Kong, STAR Sports Hong Kong, STAR Sports Asia, STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Taiwan, STAR Sports S.E.A and STAR... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Leslie Les Ferdinand MBE (born December 18, 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Match of the Day 2 is a football highlights program shown on BBC Two in Britain. ... Dream Team was a British television series produced by Hewland International and aired by Sky One and Sky Three, that chronicles the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United F.C.. A significant part of the action, including game play, is shot at The New Den...

Sharpe has also developed a career in reality television. He appeared as a competitor in the 2005, ITV television show Celebrity Wrestling, under the name "Sharpe Shooter." He is best known though for appearing in Celebrity Love Island. During his time on the Island Sharpe courted the attentions of many of the show's beautiful ladies, most notably TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss, who confessed to "never having felt like this before about someone," but Sharpe eventually dated Abi Titmuss. Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Celebrity Wrestling was an ITV1 show broadcast in 2005, which involved two teams of celebrities, competing against each other in wrestling style events. ... Celebrity Love Island is an ITV reality TV show, in which 1 Irish and 11 single British celebrities go to a Fiji island in hopes of finding love. ... Jayne Middlemiss (born 14 January 1971 in Northumberland, England) is a former Page 3 girl who became a radio and television presenter. ... Abigail Titmuss (born 1976 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England) is a TV presenter and model with a lascivious image based on her role in a ménage à trois celebrity sex tape, hosting a programme on a pornographic TV channel, and authoring an erotic novel. ...

On 25 August 2005 Lee's autobiography My Idea of Fun was published, describing his time as a footballer and his resulting celebrity status. August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... “Megastar” redirects here. ...

In 2006 Sharpe appeared on BBC's Question Time, and surprised many people with a heartfelt attack on the Bush-Blair axis. Sharpe's views were echoed by fellow panelist Michelle Marsh, who joined the former footballer in a demonstration outside Downing Street to voice their antipathy towards the Iraq war. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Michelle Marsh can refer to the British glamor model Michelle Marsh (model) the US anchorwoman Michelle Marsh (anchorwoman) This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

In 2007 Sharpe appeared as a contestant in ITV's Dancing On Ice. He was eliminated from the competition on 3 March. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For the Australian version of the show, see Torvill and Deans Dancing on Ice. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ...

In November 2005 Lee visited York to attend a graduation ceremony at the Minster. He later dined in the popular VJ's Art Bar which has become affectionately known to locals as 'The Lee Sharpe Bar' Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Minster can refer to Minster (cathedral) Place names: Canada Lloydminster, Alberta / Saskatchewan United Kingdom Minster-in-Thanet, Kent Minster-in-Sheppey, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England. ...

Personal life

Sharpe dated Joanne Petty from 2003, and the couple lived together in Leeds. They split in 2005 after two years, shortly before he went on "Celebrity Love Island" and fell for co-star Abi Titmuss. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abigail Titmuss (born 1976 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England) is a TV presenter and model with a lascivious image based on her role in a ménage à trois celebrity sex tape, hosting a programme on a pornographic TV channel, and authoring an erotic novel. ...

After he dated other women, Sharpe and Titmuss split up, but by February 2007 he was back with Petty^[2]. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

References

1. ^ http://sport.guardian.co.uk/smalltalk/story/0,,1311163,00.html
2. ^ http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=jo%2Ds-lover%2D-lee-%26method=full%26objectid=18573331%26siteid=62484-name_page.html

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