- Colin Clarke (footballer born 1946)
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For the Northern Irish association footballer, see Colin Clarke (footballer born 1962).
Colin Clarke Personal information Date of birth 4 April 1946 Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Central defender Youth career –1963 Arthurlie Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1963–1965 Arsenal 0 (0) 1965–1978 Oxford United 444 (23) 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs 17 (0) 1978–1979 Plymouth Argyle 35 (3) 1979–1982 Kettering Town 0 (0) Total 496 (26) Teams managed 1979–1982 Kettering Town * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Colin Clarke (born 4 April 1946) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Clarke, who played as a central defender, spent the majority of his career in England – minus a one season stint in the North American Soccer League – and made nearly 500 career league appearances.
Career
Born in Glasgow, Clarke began his career in his native Scotland with Arthurlie, before moving to English giants Arsenal in 1963. Clarke never made a league appearance for Arsenal, and later played for Oxford United, the Los Angeles Aztecs, and Plymouth Argyle before becoming player-manager of Kettering Town.
External links
Kettering Town F.C. – managers York (1922–24) · Matthews (1924–25) · Collier (1925–30) · Cawthorne (1930) · Dainty (1931–32) · Loasby (1932–35) · Potter (1937–38) · Riches (1938–39) · Molloy (1945–47) · Riches (1948–49) · Calder (1950–56) · Lawton (1956–57) · Mather (1957–58) · Froggatt (1958–61) · Akers (1961–63) · Lawton (1963–64) · White (1964–65) · Swindin (1965) · Gammon (1965–71) · Atkinson (1971–74) · Vowden (1974–75) · Dougan (1975–77) · Jones (1977–79) · Clarke (1979–82) · Conde (1982–83) · Masson (1983) · Needham (1983–86) · Buckley (1986–88) · Morris (1988–92) · Cusack (1992) · Carr (1992–95) · Johnson (1995–96) · Berry (1996–98) · Morris (1998–2001) · Shutt (2001–03) · Genovese (2003) · Platnauer (2003) · Wilson (2003–05) · Gascoigne (2005) · Wilson (2005–06) · Maison (2006–07) · Westley (2007) · Cooper (2007–09) · Harper (2009–10) · Law (2010–11) · Stimson (2011–)
Categories:- 1946 births
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- Oxford United F.C. players
- Los Angeles Aztecs players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. managers
- The Football League players
- North American Soccer League players
- Arthurlie F.C. players
- Scottish football defender stubs
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