Denis Clarke

Denis Clarke
Personal information
Full name	Denis Clarke
Date of birth	(1959-09-10) 10 September 1959
Place of birth	Athlone, Republic of Ireland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Athlone Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Manchester City	0	(0)
1976–1977	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
1977–1978	Finn Harps	4	(0)
1978–1982	Athlone Town	121	(32)
1982–1983	Shamrock Rovers	26	(2)
1983–1986	Athlone Town	65	(19)
1986–1987	Limerick City	13	(2)
1987–1992	Athlone Town	?	(?)
1995–1996	Galway United	3	(0)
National team
1979	League of Ireland XI	1	(0)
Teams managed
	Athlone Town
	Athlone Town
1995–1997	Galway United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Denis Clarke (born 10 April 1959) is a former Irish football player who played as a forward.

He started his career at Finn Harps ( 6 total games) after returning home from City,^[1] making his League of Ireland debut on 23 October 1977. He moved to his hometown club later that season and joined Shamrock Rovers in 1982. During his time in the Hoops he played in four UEFA Cup games including a League of Ireland record 7–0 aggregate win over Fram Reykjavik. In September 1983 he sought a move from Glenmalure Park.^[2]

He rejoined Athlone Town in November 1983.

From there he signed for Limerick City in May 1986.^[3]

However he only lasted half a season before rejoining Athlone for a third time and getting sent off on his third return.^[4]

Clarke managed Athlone twice. In November 1995 he was appointed caretaker manager of Galway United. In April 1996 he signed a 3-year full-time contract as manager.^[5]

Honours

As a player

League of Ireland: 2
- Athlone Town A.F.C. – 1980–81, 1982–83
League of Ireland First Division
- Athlone Town A.F.C. – 1987–88
League of Ireland Cup: 2
- Athlone Town A.F.C. – 1979–80, 1981–82
Leinster Senior Cup
- Athlone Town 1987/88
Dublin City Cup
- Shamrock Rovers 1983/84

As a manager

League of Ireland Cup
- Galway United F.C. – 1996/97

Sources

The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)

↑ "Former Athlone man Clarke signs for Finn Harps". The Irish Times. 18 October 1977. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
↑ "Weekend sports diary". The Irish Times. 17 September 1983. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
↑ "Sports". The Irish Times. 3 May 1986. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
↑ "Red card mars Clarke's day". The Irish Times. 19 January 1987. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
↑ "Rethink on league changes needed". The Irish Times. 23 April 1996. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

Athlone Town A.F.C. – managers

Young (1969–1969)
Fogarty (1974–1976)
Hockey (1976–1976)
Carroll (1976–1977)
Thomas (1977–1979)
T. O'Connor (1979–1985)
P. O'Connor (1987–??)
P. O'Connor (??–??)
Leech (1990–1991)
Devlin (1991–1992)
M. O'Connor (1992–??)
Clarke (??–??)
Clarke (??–1995)
Keely (1996–1996)
Eviston (1996–1997)
Buckley (1997–1998)
Buckley (2000–2002)
Greene (2002–2004)
Callaghan (2004)
Kelly (2004–2005)
Gill (2005)
M. O'Connor (2005–2007)
Lennon (2007–2009)
Place (2009–2010)
Kerley (2011–2012)
Moran (interim) (2012–2012)
Collins (2012–2013)
Cooke (2014)
Long (2014)
Wallace (2014–2015)

Galway United F.C. – managers

Fogarty (1976–78)
Callaghan (1978–79)
Lally & Deacy (1979)
Herrick (1979–81)
Cooke (1981)
Herrick (1981–83)
Mulligan (1983–84)
Lally (1984–85)
Mannion (1984–85)
Herrick (1988)
Gavin & Bonner (1988)
McDonagh (1988–89)
McGee (1989–90)
Malone (1990–91)
Lally (1991–92)
Mannion (1992–95)
Clarke (1995–97)
O'Riordan (1997–2001)
Connell (2001)
Mannion (2001–04)
Lally (2005)
Gough & Noone (2006)
Cousins (2006–08)
Clery (2008)
Kenna (2008–09)
Foster (2009)
Connor (2010–11)
Brennan (2011)
Dunne (2013–)

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