Nobby Clarke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Place of death | Seaton, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hems Athletic | |||
| Exeter Loco | |||
| Friernhay | |||
| –1927 | 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,[3][4] 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.[3]
Personal life
In 1936, Clarke became the landlord of The Volunteer Inn pub in Ottery St Mary, which, due to his Exeter City contract stipulating that players were forbidden to be involved in the licensing trade, necessitated his departure from the club.[2] After retiring from football, he ran The King's Arms pub in Seaton and was a club official at Seaton Town.[5]
Honours
- Exeter City Hall of Fame[3]
References
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 59. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "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.
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- 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