Nobby Clarke
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reginald Leonard Clarke[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 September 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Heavitree, England | ||
Date of death | 1981 (aged 73–74)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Friernhay | |||
Southern Railway | |||
1927–1937 | Exeter City | 315 | (18) |
1937–1939 | Aldershot | 62 | (3) |
1939–1940 | Torquay United (guest) | 20 | (1) |
1942 | Leeds United (guest) | 1 | (0) |
1943 | Clapton Orient (guest) | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Reginald Leonard Clarke (4 September 1907 – 1981), sometimes known as Nobby Clarke or Reg Clarke,[2][3] was an English professional football wing half who made over 310 appearances in the Football League for Exeter City.[1] He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.[2]
Personal life
Later in life, Clarke was landlord of The King's Arms pub in Seaton and was a club official at Seaton Town.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 59. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b "Eight inaugurated into Exeter City's Hall of Fame". Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Clarke, Reginald – The Grecian Archive". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1981 deaths
- Sportspeople from Exeter
- English footballers
- Association football wing halves
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. wartime guest players
- Leeds United F.C. wartime guest players
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- British publicans
- English football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs