Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923)
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Henry Alfred Clarke | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Woodford, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 2000 (aged 77) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lovells Athletic | |||
| 1949–1956 | Tottenham Hotspur | 295 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 1954 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Alfred Clarke (23 February 1923 – 16 April 2000) was a professional footballer who spent his entire senior career at Tottenham Hotspur. He also represented England on one occasion.[1][2]
Football career
[edit]Clarke joined Spurs in March 1949 from Lovells Athletic. He played a total of 322 matches at centre half and netting four goals in all competitions between 1949 and 1956. A cornerstone of the push and run side of the early 1950s when he featured in all 42 matches of the Championship winning side of 1950–51.[3] After retiring from competitive football, Clarke joined the club's coaching staff.
Clarke made his only appearance for England on 4 April 1954, against Scotland at Hampden Park in the 1953–54 British Home Championship. The match also served as a 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification tie.
References
[edit]- ^ England stats Retrieved 27 September 2008
- ^ Hugman, B, J, (Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p122 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 27 September 2008
- ^ The Championship winning players 1950–51 Retrieved 27 September 2008
External links
[edit]- A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players
- Harry Clarke at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1923 births
- 2000 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge
- People from Woodford, London
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- England men's international footballers
- Lovell's Athletic F.C. players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs