Kevin Clarke (Irish footballer)
Kevin Clarke (3 December 1921 – November 1990) was a Dublin born former Irish soccer player.[1]
| 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 | ||
| Playing position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Drumcondra | |||
| 1948–1952 | Swansea Town | 10 | |
| Gravesend and Northfleet | |||
| National team | |||
| League of Ireland XI | 6 | ||
| 1948 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
- League of Ireland: 1
- Drumcondra F.C. 1947/48
- FAI Cup: 2
- Drumcondra F.C. 1943, 1946
- English Third Division (South)
- Swansea Town 1948-49
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References
- "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]
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