Robert Clark (footballer, born 1903)

Robert Clark
Personal information
Date of birth	6 February 1903
Place of birth	Newburn, England
Date of death	1970 (aged 66-67)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1919–1920	Spencer's Welfare
1920–1921	Hawthorn Leslie
1921–1922	Newburn Grange
1922–1923	Prudhoe Castle
1923–1928	Newcastle United
1928–1931	Liverpool
1931–1932	Nottingham Forest
1932	North Shields
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Clark (6 February 1903 – 1970) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Newcastle United, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the Football League.

Clark played for Newcastle United before he signed for Liverpool, where he played 77 matches and scored 16 goals in five seasons. He moved to Liverpool during the 1927–28 season for a transfer fee of £3,000 (equivalent to £228,313 in 2023).^[2] He only made two appearances that season, but he made 32 the following season, scoring nine goals. He only featured five more times during the next two seasons, and he moved to Nottingham Forest on 3 July 1931.^[1] He made five league appearances for Forest and scored two goals.^[3] In 1932, Clark joined North Shields.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Robert Clark moves on". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 July 1931. Retrieved 31 July 2013 – via PlayUpLiverpool.com.
^ ^a ^b "Robert Clark". LFC History. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
^ Soar, Philip (1998). The Official History of Nottingham Forest. Polar Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 1-899538-08-9.

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[Robert_Clark_moves_on-1] "Robert Clark moves on". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 July 1931. Retrieved 31 July 2013 – via PlayUpLiverpool.com.

[LFC_History-2] "Robert Clark". LFC History. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[3] Soar, Philip (1998). The Official History of Nottingham Forest. Polar Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 1-899538-08-9.

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