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