Born in Warrington, Sharps is a tall central defender who signed for Tranmere Rovers after serving as a trainee and soon established himself as a first team regular making almost 200 appearances.
[3] Sharps played his 100th game for the Millers in their FA Cup tie away at Aldershot Town.
Despite going through three points deductions, Ian has remained loyal to The Millers and has established himself as one of Rotherham's most consistent performers.
Sharps got voted Rotherham United Player of the Year in 2009, resulting him being re-appointed club captain for the 2009 season.
[4] Although he was a regular player for Burton at first, he fell out of favour after the departure of manager Gary Rowett to Birmingham City, and Sharps joined AFC Telford United on loan in February 2015 for the rest of the season.