Charlie Clark

Charlie Clark
Personal information
Full name Charles Clark[1]
Date of birth 1881
Place of birth Thorniewood, Scotland
Date of death Not known
Playing position Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Thorniewood
Hamilton Academical
1901–1903 Everton 6 (1)
1903–1909 Plymouth Argyle 255 (8)
1909–1910 Crystal Palace

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Charles "Charlie" Clark (1881 – after 1910) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, and the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle and Crystal Palace.[1][2] He was a half back.[1]

Life and career

Clark was born in Thorniewood.[2] He began his career with a club of the same name before joining Hamilton Academical.[2] He was signed by Everton in 1901 and made six league appearances over two seasons, in which he scored one goal.[1][3] In 1903, Clark joined Plymouth Argyle and was the club's first choice centre half for the next six years.[2] In his second season with Argyle, he received a Western League winners medal and made 54 appearances in all competitions, scoring in three of them.[2] Described as "absolutely untiring" and "always a dominating factor in a game", Clark was an extremely popular club captain.[2]

He played in excess of 40 matches per season for Argyle until his last.[2] Clark made his final appearance in April 1909, which took his overall tally to 272 in league and cup competition, with nine goals.[2] He left the club later that year and moved to Crystal Palace,[1] where he made 32 appearances in all competitions without scoring.[4][5] Clark retired from playing in 1910.[2]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 54. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Charlie Clark". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Everton Player Stats – Charles Clark". Everton F.C. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. "Appearances". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. "Goalscorers". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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