Mattie Clarke

Mattie Clarke (1922 – 6 January 1960) is a former soccer player from Dublin, Ireland.

Born in Dublin, he played for Shamrock Rovers F.C. (known as "the Hoops") for 12 seasons as a defender. However he joined Rovers in 1938 as a striker and scored a hat-trick in one of his first games for the club.

He won his one and only senior cap for the Ireland on 10 May 1950 in a 5-1 defeat to Belgium in Brussels.

In the 1950/51 season Mattie was awarded a testimonial for his twelve years service at Milltown. He then moved to Dundalk F.C.. Signed for Waterford United in August 1954 [1].

His son Jackie Clarke (footballer) played for the Hoops in the 1970s.

Honours

• League of Ireland: 1
  • Shamrock Rovers 1938/39
• FAI Cup: 5
  • Shamrock Rovers 1940, 1944, 1945, 1948
  • Dundalk F.C. 1952

Sources

• The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)

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Name	Clarke, Mattie
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Date of birth	1922
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Date of death	6 January 1960
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