Charles Clark (1878 – 1930)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, and the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle and Crystal Palace.[1][3] He was a half back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Thorniewood, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1930 (aged 51–52) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Thorniewood | ||
| 1898–1901 | Hamilton Academical | 44 | (7) |
| 1901–1903 | Everton | 6 | (1) |
| 1903–1909 | Plymouth Argyle | 255 | (8) |
| 1909–1910 | Crystal Palace | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editClark was born in Thorniewood.[3] He began his career with a club of the same name before joining Hamilton Academical, initially playing as a forward.[3][4] He was signed by Everton in 1901 and made six league appearances over two seasons, in which he scored one goal.[1][5]
In 1903, Clark joined Plymouth Argyle and was the club's first choice centre half for the next six years.[3] In his second season with Argyle, he received a Western League winner's medal and made 54 appearances in all competitions, scoring in three of them.[3] Described as "absolutely untiring" and "always a dominating factor in a game", Clark was an extremely popular club captain.[3] He played in excess of 40 matches per season for Argyle until his last.[3]
Clark made his final Plymouth appearance in April 1909, which took his overall tally to 272 in league and cup competition, with nine goals.[3] He left the club later that year and moved to Crystal Palace,[1] where he made 32 appearances in all competitions (31 league appearances) without scoring.[6][7][8] Clark retired from playing in 1910.[3]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 54. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 534. ISBN 9781780910468.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Charlie Clark". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Clark, Charlie (1898), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 21 March 2022
- ^ "Everton Player Stats – Charles Clark". Everton F.C. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 307. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "Appearances". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Goalscorers". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.