Peter Sharne

Peter Sharne (born 22 March 1956 in Sydney) is an Australian former footballer who played as a winger.

Peter Sharne
Personal information
Full name Peter Sharne
Date of birth (1956-03-22) 22 March 1956
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Marconi stallions
– Liverpool City
– Southern Districts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1982 Marconi 142 (56)
1981-1982 → Eastern AA (loan) 26 (13)
1982-1983 Eastern AA 19 (5)
1983 APIA Leichhardt 11 (1)
1984–1988 Marconi 35 (5)
National team‡
1977–1981 Australia 23 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 July 2010

He spent his entire career with NSL club Marconi. He started in 1977 until 1988. He made a total of 186 national league appearances. He also played on loan in Hong Kong for Eastern AA in the early 1980s for about two seasons. He was a star in the Hong Kong league where he was selected to be on the League Best XI.

He was a member of Australian national team during the 1978 World Cup qualifying campaign. He made his debut as a substitute against Iran in August 1977 in Melbourne. He also played in the 1982 World Cup campaign. He earned 40 caps for Australia with 23 of them A internationals. He scored 10 goals (eight A-international goals). He won the Award of Distinction from Australian Football Hall of Fame.

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