Dean Clarke (footballer, born 1977)

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Dean Clarke
Personal information
Full name Dean Clarke
Date of birth (1977-07-28) 28 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Hereford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1996 Hereford United 11 (0)
1996–1997 Cheltenham Town 35 (0)
1998 Merthyr Tydfil 40 (0)
1998–2000 Newport County 59 (3)
2000–2002 Merthyr Tydfil 79 (1)
2002–2003 Barry Town 4 (0)
2003–2005 Merthyr Tydfil 38 (0)
2004Westfields (loan) ? (?)
2005–2007 Bath City 48 (1)
2007–2010 Merthyr Tydfil ? (?)
2011–2012 Newbridge-On Wye F.C.
Merthyr Town
Managerial career
2021–2022 Merthyr Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dean Clarke (born 28 July 1977 in Hereford) is a former footballer who started his career for Hereford United, before moving on to Cheltenham town, Merthyr Town, Newport county, Bath city. He went on to make over 500 southern league appearances and gaining 4 promotions.

Dean started his career at Hereford United as a YTS player making his debut on the last day of the 1993–94 season against Doncaster Rovers. [1]

On 30 January 2021, Clarke was appointed as manager of Southern Football League club Merthyr Town. [2] On the 13th February 2022 Merthyr Town parted ways with Clarke, with the club languishing in the relegation zone of the Southern Premier League South Division. [3]

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References

  1. "Hay and Brecon - Home".
  2. "Dean Clarke announced as new first-team manager". Merthyr Town FC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Merthyr Town FC". www.merthyrtownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2022.