George Clarke (footballer, born 1894)

George Clarke (3 December 1894 – 30 July 1960) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke.[1]

For the footballer, born 1900 (Crystal Palace and Aston Villa), see George Clarke (footballer, born 1900)

George Clarke
Personal information
Full name George Clarke[1]
Date of birth 3 December 1894
Place of birth Nantwich, England
Date of death 30 July 1960(1960-07-30) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Willaston, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912-1914 Nantwich
1915–1924 Stoke 156 (4)
1925–1926 Crewe Alexandra 2 (0)
Total 158 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Clarke was born in Nantwich and played for his home town club, Nantwich.[1] He gained a losers' medal for Nantwich in the 1914 Cheshire Senior Cup final defeat to Sandbach Ramblers.[3] Stoke signed Clarke in the summer of 1914 for £125 plus the proceeds of a game between the two sides.[1] He did not appear in the first team however until after World War I.[1] Throughout his career at Stoke he was a part timer combining football with his job of as tailor's cutter.[1] During the war he joined the Liverpool Scottish regiment and was involved in action in France. He was injured, suffering a broken leg but ironically it came playing football for the army.[1]

He recovered and returned to Stoke and became a regular in the side playing in five seasons for the "Potters" helping Stoke gain promotion in 1921–22.[1] He played as a hard working left half whose job was to win back possession of the ball, he did this for Stoke until he broke his leg again, this time in January 1924 against Leeds United in the FA Cup.[1] He never played again for Stoke and spent almost two years out of football before joining Crewe Alexandra. He managed only two matches for Crewe before retiring and became a scout instead.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1919–20 Second Division 30110311
1920–21 Second Division 41010420
1921–22 Second Division 42150471
1922–23 First Division 25010260
1923–24 Second Division 18210192
Total 1564901654
Crewe Alexandra 1926–27 Third Division North 200020
Career Total 1584901674

Honours
Stoke City

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Onward (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. "RetroDabbers". Nantwich Town FC history on Facebook.
  4. George Clarke at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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