Billy Clark (footballer, born 1881) explained

Billy Clark
Fullname:William Clark[1]
Birth Date:1881
Birth Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Death Date:17 March 1937 (aged 55–56)
Death Place:Bristol, England
Position:Outside right
Years1:
Clubs1:Cambuslang Hibernian[2]
Years2:1901–1904
Clubs2:Port Glasgow Athletic
Caps2:60
Goals2:18
Years3:1904–1908
Clubs3:Bristol Rovers
Caps3:133
Goals3:35
Years4:1908–1909
Clubs4:Sunderland
Caps4:41
Goals4:4
Years5:1910
Clubs5:Bristol City
Caps5:24
Goals5:1
Years6:1911
Clubs6:Leicester Fosse
Caps6:6
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:264
Totalgoals:59

William Clark (1881 – 17 March 1937) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers. He was signed from Port Glasgow Athletic in 1904 and won the Southern League championship in his first season with the club.[3] He went on to make 133 League appearances, scoring 35 goals, before leaving to join Sunderland.

During his time at Bristol Rovers, Clark (an outside right) played in one Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial in 1908[4] [2] but never gained a full cap for Scotland.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Tony Brown. 2012. 978-1905891610. Nottingham. 58.
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. Web site: Port Glasgow Athletic Player William Clark Details. fitbastats.com. 2016-11-27.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9M1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5711%2C2637825 Football. Anglo-Scots, 3; Home Scots, 0.