Harry Clarke (footballer, born 1923)

Harry Clarke

Personal information
Full name	Henry Alfred Clarke
Date of birth	(1923-02-23)23 February 1923
Place of birth	Woodford, England
Date of death	16 April 2000(2000-04-16) (aged 77)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Lovells Athletic
1949–1956	Tottenham Hotspur	295	(4)
International career
1954	England	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Alfred Clarke (23 February 1923 – 16 April 2000) was a professional footballer who spent his entire senior career at Tottenham Hotspur. He also represented England on one occasion.

Football career

Clarke joined Spurs in March 1949 from Lovells Athletic. He played a total of 322 matches at centre half and netting four goals in all competitions between 1949 and 1956. A cornerstone of the push and run side of the early 1950s when he featured in all 42 matches of the Championship winning side of 1950–51. After retiring from competitive football, Clarke joined the club's coaching staff.

Clarke made his only appearance for England on 4 April 1954, against Scotland at Hampden Park in the 1953–54 British Home Championship. The match also served as a 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification tie.

External links

• A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players
• Harry Clarke at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database