Personal information | |||
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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 |
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]
Clark 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]
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 |
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]
Clark 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]