Kevin Clarke (Irish footballer)

Kevin Clarke
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Kevin Noel Clarke
Date of birth	3 December 1921
Place of birth	Santry, Ireland
Date of death	November 1990 (aged 68)
Place of death	Gravesend, England
Position(s)	Half back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Drumcondra
1948–1952	Swansea Town
	Gravesend and Northfleet
International career
	League of Ireland XI
1948	Republic of Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Clarke (3 December 1921 – November 1990) was a Dublin born former Irish soccer player.^[1]

He played for Drumcondra F.C. at club level where he won the FAI Cup twice. He then transferred to Swansea Town in November 1948.^[2] In season 1953-54 he joined Tunbridge Wells United

Clarke was capped twice by the Republic of Ireland national football team.^[3] He made his debut on 23 May 1948, in a 2–0 defeat to Portugal in a friendly international played in Lisbon. He played his only other senior international a week later in Barcelona, when Ireland were beaten 2-1 by Spain in another friendly international.

While with Drums he represented the League of Ireland six times.

Honours[edit]

League of Ireland: 1
- Drumcondra F.C. 1947/48^{[citation needed]}
FAI Cup: 2
- Drumcondra F.C. 1943, 1946^{[citation needed]}
English Third Division (South)
- Swansea Town 1948-49^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Kevin Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
^ "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
^ Kevin Clarke at National-Football-Teams.com

Sources

The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [2]

[1] "Kevin Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[2] "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

[3] Kevin Clarke at National-Football-Teams.com

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