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‘DREAMS? THEY’VE ALL COME TRUE!’

‘DREAMS? THEY’VE ALL COME TRUE!’

EFL GOAL KING BILLY SHARP REFLECTS ON HIS AMAZING CAREER
By Chris Dunlavy

GLORY DAYS: Enjoying promotion from League One with Sheffield United
PICTURE: Alamy

RUMOURS of Billy Sharp’s retirement may have been greatly exaggerated - at least if AFC Rushden & Diamonds get their way.
Twenty-one years ago, Sharp scored the first of his 299 professional goals for the original Rushden & Diamonds during a prolific spell on loan from boyhood club Sheffield United.
He would go on to win six promotions, play in the Premier League and forge a reputation as arguably the greatest Ch...

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