Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Alfred Clarke | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Woodford, England | ||
Date of death | 16 April 2000 77) | (aged||
Playing position | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lovells Athletic | |||
1949–1956 | Tottenham Hotspur | 295 | (4) |
National team | |||
1954 | England | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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]
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 1949–56. 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.
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