Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923)

English footballer

Harry ClarkePersonal information

Full name|  Henry Alfred Clarke
Date of birth|  (1923-02-23)23 February 1923
Place of birth|  Woodford, England
Date of death|  16 April 2000(2000-04-16) (aged 77)
Position(s)|  Full back
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Lovells Athletic|  |
1949–1956|  Tottenham Hotspur|  295|  (4)
International career
1954|  England|  1|  (0)
Managerial career
1959-62|  Llanelli
1962-74|  Romford
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Alfred Clarke (23 February 1923 – 16 April 2000) was a professional footballer who spent his entire senior career at Tottenham Hotspur. He also represented England on one occasion.[1][2]

## Football career

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Clarke joined Spurs in March 1949 from Lovells Athletic. He played a total of 322 matches at centre half and netting four goals in all competitions between 1949 and 1956. A cornerstone of the push and run side of the early 1950s when he featured in all 42 matches of the Championship winning side of 1950–51.[3] After retiring from competitive football, Clarke joined the club's coaching staff.

Clarke made his only appearance for England on 4 April 1954, against Scotland at Hampden Park in the 1953–54 British Home Championship. The match also served as a 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification tie.

Clarke later managed Llanelli (1959-62) and Romford (1962-74).[4]

## References

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1. ^ England stats Retrieved 27 September 2008
2. ^ Hugman, B, J, (Ed)The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 (2005) p122 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 27 September 2008
3. ^ The Championship winning players 1950–51 Retrieved 27 September 2008
4. ^ The official centenary history of the Southern League. Paper Plane Publishing Ltd. 1993. p. 147\. ISBN 1871872081.

## External links

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* A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players
* Harry Clarke at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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