Peter Clark (footballer, born 1979)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Carlisle United | 79 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Stockport County | 72 | (3) |
| 2002 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Northampton Town | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 161 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Clark (born 10 December 1979) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 150 league appearances as a defender.
Career
[edit]Born in Romford, Clark began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal,[1] but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners.[2] He signed for Carlisle United in 1998, making 79 league appearances.[3] He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.[4] He then signed for Stockport County, where he made 72 league appearances.[5] While at Stockport, Clark spent time on loan at Mansfield Town, where he made 4 league appearances.[6] After leaving Stockport in 2003, Clark spent one season at Northampton Town, where he made 6 league appearances.[7] Clark retired from football in 2004.
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". Arseweb. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "CARLISLE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2003/04 & 2005/06 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ Metcalf, Rupert (10 May 1999). "Carlisle raise a Glass to survival - Carlisle United 2 Plymouth Argyle 1". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "STOCKPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "MANSFIELD TOWN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
External links
[edit]- Peter Clark at Soccerbase
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Footballers from the London Borough of Havering
- People from Romford
- English football defender, 1970s birth stubs