Charlie Clark | |
Fullname: | Charles Clark[1] |
Birth Date: | 1878 |
Birth Place: | Thorniewood, Scotland |
Position: | Centre half |
Years1: | – |
Clubs1: | Thorniewood |
Years2: | 1898–1901 |
Caps2: | 44 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 1901–1903 |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 1903–1909 |
Caps4: | 255 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Years5: | 1909–1910 |
Caps5: | 31 |
Goals5: | 0 |
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]