Peter Clark (footballer, born 1979)

Peter Clark (born 10 December 1979) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 150 league appearances as a defender.

Peter Clark
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-10) 10 December 1979
Place of birth Romford, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1998 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Carlisle United 79 (1)
2000–2003 Stockport County 72 (3)
2002 → Mansfield Town (loan) 4 (0)
2003–2004 Northampton Town 6 (0)
Total 161 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Romford, Clark began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal,[1] but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners.[2] He signed for Carlisle United in 1998, making 79 league appearances.[3] He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.[4] He then signed for Stockport County, where he made 72 league appearances.[5] While at Stockport, Clark spent time on loan at Mansfield Town, where he made 4 league appearances.[6] After leaving Stockport in 2003, Clark spent one season at Northampton Town, where he made 6 league appearances.[7] Clark retired from football in 2004.

References
  1. "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". Arseweb. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  2. "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. "CARLISLE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2003/04 & 2005/06 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  4. Metcalf, Rupert (10 May 1999). "Carlisle raise a Glass to survival - Carlisle United 2 Plymouth Argyle 1". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. "STOCKPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  6. "MANSFIELD TOWN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  7. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.


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