Clive Clark (footballer)

For the Irish footballer, born in 1980, see Clive Clarke.

Clive Clark

Personal information
Date of birth	12 December 1940 (1940-12-12) (age 70)
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1957–1958	Leeds United	0	(0)
1958–1960	Queens Park Rangers	58	(7)
1960–1969	West Bromwich Albion	301	(80)
1969–1970	Queens Park Rangers	8	(1)
1970–1973	Preston North End	72	(9)
1973–1974	Southport	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Clive Clark (born 12 December 1940 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English former footballer.

Career

Clark was a skilful left-winger who began his career at Leeds United. He joined Queens Park Rangers in September 1958, making his debut against Bournemouth and went on to play 66 league games for Rangers, scoring 8 goals. A move to West Bromwich Albion in 1960. He spent nine years at the Hawthorns, forming part of a legendary attacking force which included Tony Brown, Jeff Astle and Bobby Hope. He scored both of West Brom's goals in their defeat at the hands of Queens Park Rangers in the 1967 Football League Cup Final and also scored in the second leg of West Brom's victory over West Ham United in the final of the same competition a year earlier.

He returned to QPR briefly in 1969, before signing for Preston North End in 1969-70, making his debut against Bristol City on 24 January 1970. He made 83 appearances (including 2 as sub) for the Deepdale club, scoring 12 goals, and won a Third Division championship medal in 1970-71.

Clark moved to Southport in 1973, where he ended his career after making 8 appearances and scoring 1 goal.

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Persondata
Name	Clark, Clive
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	12 December 1940
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Date of death
Place of death