Ryan Clarke

Ryan James Clarke (born 30 April 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League South club Bath City. He previously trained with the England under-18 squad in La Manga.

For other people named Ryan Clarke, see Ryan Clarke (disambiguation).

Ryan Clarke

Clarke playing for Eastleigh in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ryan James Clarke[1]
Date of birth	(1982-04-30) 30 April 1982[1]
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Bath City
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2000	Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2006	Bristol Rovers	23	(0)
2004	→ Southend United (loan)	1	(0)
2004	→ Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	6	(0)
2005–2006	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	42	(0)
2006–2009	Salisbury City	87	(0)
2008–2009	→ Northwich Victoria (loan)	23	(0)
2009–2015	Oxford United	232	(0)
2015–2016	Northampton Town	0	(0)
2016	AFC Wimbledon	7	(0)
2016–2017	Eastleigh	11	(0)
2017–2018	Torquay United	10	(0)
2018–	Bath City	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:29, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Career

Bristol Rovers

Born in Bristol,[1] Clarke started his career with Bristol Rovers; during his time on Rovers' books he had spells on loan at Kidderminster Harriers, Southend United and Forest Green Rovers, where he worked with former England wicketkeeper Jack Russell as his goalkeeper coach.[2]

Salisbury City

Clarke joined Salisbury City from Bristol Rovers in August 2006.[3]

In the summer of 2008, he broke a metatarsal while on holiday.[4] This setback lead to James Bittner claiming the number one shirt from him, and Clarke was then loaned out to Northwich Victoria to reduce the club's wage bill.[5]

Oxford United

Clarke joined Oxford United on 26 May 2009.[6] He was their regular goalkeeper in the 2009–10 campaign and, despite his scoring an own goal in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off Final against York City on 16 May, his Oxford side still secured a return to the Football League after a four-year exile as 3–1 winners.[7] At the end of the season, Clarke was voted Player of the Year by the Oxford supporters for his feats between the posts.[8]

On 12 January 2011, Oxford United announced that Clarke had signed a three-and-a-half-year contract, meaning he would stay at the club until 2014.[9] On 30 January 2014, he signed another three-year deal, keeping him at the club until 2017.[10]

Northampton Town

Clarke signed for League Two club Northampton Town on a two-year contract on 2 July 2015.[11]

AFC Wimbledon and Eastleigh

On 21 June 2016, Clarke joined League One newcomers AFC Wimbledon on a one-year contract.[12] On 21 September Clarke moved to Eastleigh on a two-year deal.[13] In April 2017 Clarke's contract with Eastleigh was terminated with mutual consent.[14]

Torquay United

On 24 June 2017, Clarke signed for National League club Torquay United.[15] He was transfer-listed by Torquay at the end of the 2017–18 season.[16]

Career statistics

Clarke warming up for Oxford United in 2011

As of match played 30 December 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol Rovers	2000–01[17]	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2001–02[18]	Third Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2002–03[19]	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2003–04[20]	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2004–05[21]	League Two	18	0	—		0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	26	0
Southend United (loan)	2004–05[21]	League Two	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)	2004–05[21]	League Two	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2005–06[22]	Conference National	42	0	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	46	0
Salisbury City	2006–07[23]	Conference South	41	0	4	0	—		7[lower-alpha 3]	0	52	0
	2007–08[24]	Conference Premier	46	0	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	50	0
	2008–09[25]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		87	0	6	0	—		9	0	102	0
Northwich Victoria (loan)	2008–09[26]	Conference Premier	23	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	24	0
Oxford United	2009–10[27]	Conference Premier	43	0	4	0	—		5[lower-alpha 5]	0	52	0
	2010–11[28]	League Two	46	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	50	0
	2011–12[29]	League Two	42	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	0
	2012–13[30]	League Two	24	0	4	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	0
	2013–14[31]	League Two	46	0	5	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	53	0
	2014–15[32]	League Two	31	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
	Total		232	0	18	0	6	0	11	0	267	0
Northampton Town	2015–16[33]	League Two	0	0	0	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
AFC Wimbledon	2016–17[34]	League One	7	0	—		1	0	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	9	0
Eastleigh	2016–17[35]	National League	11	0	3	0	—		0	0	14	0
Torquay United	2017–18[35]	National League	5	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	6	0
Career total			437	0	29	0	9	0	31	0	506	0

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Four appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference South play-offs
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Conference League Cup
5. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
6. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Salisbury City

• Conference South play-offs: 2006–07[23]

Oxford United

• Conference Premier play-offs: 2009–10[27]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
2. "Russell takes on the bigger ball". Stroud News & Journal. 8 February 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
3. "Ryan Clarke joins Northampton Town". The 72. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
4. "Injury sidelines keeper Clarke". BBC Sport. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
5. Tempany, Adrian (5 August 2011). "First Person: Ryan Clarke". FT Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
6. "Oxford snap up Clarke and Kelly". BBC Sport. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
7. "Oxford United 3–1 York City". BBC Sport. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
8. "Fans' top choice wants promotion for Oxford United". Oxford Mail. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
9. "Clarke agrees new long-term Oxford contract". Oxford Mail. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
10. "Ryan Clarke: Oxford goalkeeper signs new three-year deal". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
11. "Ryan Clarke: Northampton Town sign ex-Oxford goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
12. "Neal seals keeper swoop". AFC Wimbledon. 21 June 2016.
13. http://www.eastleighfc.com/2016/09/21/ronnie-makes-first-signing/
14. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/15215757.Goalkeeper_and_striker_leave_Eastleigh_by_mutual_consent/
15. "Ryan Clarke: Torquay United sign goalkeeper on free transfer". BBC Sport. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
16. "Torquay United release five players and transfer list three more after National League relegation". BBC Sport. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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    "2005–2006 FA Cup Fourth Round Qualifying". The Football Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
23. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2007). Non-League Club Directory 2008. Kingsbridge: Tony Williams Publications. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
24. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1-869833-59-6.
25. "Squad stats: 2008/09". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
26. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
27. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 168–169. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
28. "Games played by Ryan Clarke in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
29. "Games played by Ryan Clarke in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
30. "Games played by Ryan Clarke in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
31. "Games played by Ryan Clarke in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
32. "Games played by Ryan Clarke in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
33. "Games played by Ryan Clarke in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
34. "Games played by Ryan Clarke in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
35. "R. Clarke". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

External links

• Ryan Clarke profile at the Eastleigh F.C. website
• Ryan Clarke at Soccerbase