Dean Clarke (footballer, born 1977)

Last updated

Dean Clarke
Personal information
Full name Dean Clarke
Date of birth (1977-07-28) 28 July 1977 (age 45)
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)
2004 → Westfields (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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cheltenham Town F.C.</span> Association football club in Cheltenham, England

Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the "Robins", they have played at Whaddon Road since 1932. The club contests rivalries with Gloucester City and Forest Green Rovers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kidderminster Harriers F.C.</span> Association football club in Kidderminster, England

Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1886, Kidderminster have spent their entire history at Aggborough Stadium. They have won the Worcestershire Senior Cup a record 27 times and are the only club from the county ever to have played in the English Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martin Foyle</span> English association football player

Martin John Foyle is an English former professional footballer and manager who is the Head of Recruitment at Scottish Premiership club St Mirren. In his 20-year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals. As a manager, he took charge of Port Vale and York City, Northwich Victoria, Hereford United and Southport.

Gavin John Williams is a Welsh former international footballer who was most recently the manager of Merthyr Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Beadle</span> English footballer and manager

Peter Clifford William James Beadle is an English football manager and former player who was recently manager of Southern League Premier Division South club Yate Town.

Tim Harris is an English football manager who was most recently in charge of Worcester City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Jenkins</span> Welsh footballer

Stephen Robert Jenkins is a former Wales international footballer. A full back, he won 16 Welsh caps between 1995 and 2001.

Ryan Green is a Welsh footballer who plays as a Defender. He earned two international caps for Wales in 1998, breaking Ryan Giggs's record as their youngest player, a record which has since been surpassed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stuart Fleetwood</span> Footballer (born 1986)

Stuart Keith Wakley Fleetwood is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cinderford Town.

Robert James Purdie is an English retired footballer who last played for Hereford as a midfielder.

John Relish is an English football manager and former player, who previously managed Conference South side Bath City before moving aside to develop a football academy at the club in October 2008. He was also involved in the coaching setup which oversaw Wales win in the non-league Four nations tournament in 2006.

Harry Hadley was an English professional football player and manager. He played once for the England national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Johnson (footballer)</span> English footballer

Simon Ainsley Johnson is an English football coach and former professional player who played as an attacking midfielder.

Keith Gordon Downing is an English former footballer and football manager. He made the vast majority of his appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard O'Kelly</span> English footballer and manager

Richard Florence O'Kelly is an English former footballer turned manager; whose most recent position was Dean Smith's assistant head coach at Premier League side Aston Villa.

Mark Anthony Marshall is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League South club Maidstone United. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eliot Richards</span> Welsh footballer

Eliot Allen Richards is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club Pontypridd United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hereford F.C.</span> Association football club in England

Hereford Football Club is an English association football club from the city of Hereford. They were founded in 2014 as a phoenix club for Hereford United, and inherited their Edgar Street stadium. They are nicknamed 'The Whites' after their predominantly white kit, or 'The Bulls' after the Hereford cattle breed, and their motto is 'Our greatest glory lies not in never having fallen, but in rising when we fall'. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County Football Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josh Yorwerth</span> Welsh footballer

Joshua Yorwerth is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Cymru Premier side Penybont. He began his career as a youth player with Cardiff City, joining the club at the age of 13. He spent time on loan with Hereford United during the club's final months before folding due to financial problems. In 2015, he signed for Ipswich Town where he made his professional debut in the EFL Cup.

George Robert Lawrence Lloyd is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Cheltenham Town.

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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.