Billy Clark (footballer, born 1881)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 March 1937 (aged 55–56) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Cambuslang Hibernian[2] | ||
| 1901–1904 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 60 | (18) |
| 1904–1908 | Bristol Rovers | 133 | (35) |
| 1908–1909 | Sunderland | 41 | (4) |
| 1910 | Bristol City | 24 | (1) |
| 1911 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 264 | (59) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Clark (1881 – 17 March 1937) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers. He was signed from Port Glasgow Athletic in 1904 and won the Southern League championship in his first season with the club.[3] He went on to make 133 League appearances, scoring 35 goals, before leaving to join Sunderland.[1]
During his time at Bristol Rovers, Clark (an outside right) played in one Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial in 1908[4][2] but never gained a full cap for Scotland.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 58. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ^ Football. | Anglo-Scots, 3; Home Scots, 0., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1908
Sources[edit]
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
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- Bristol City F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Cambuslang Hibernian F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
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- Men's association football outside forwards
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