John Benjamin Sharples (born 26 January 1973) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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. Born in

Bury, Lancashire Bury ( ) is a market town on the River Irwell in Greater Manchester, England. Metropolitan Borough of Bury is administered from the town, which had an estimated population of 78,723 in 2015. The town is within the Historic counties of Englan ...

, he played for

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, Hearts, Ayr United and York City in the 1990s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharples, John 1973 births Living people Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester English footballers Association football midfielders Manchester United F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players York City F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players