Joe Wark | |
Birth Date: | 9 October 1947 |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Youthclubs1: | Irvine Victoria |
Position: | Left back |
Years1: | 1968–1984 |
Clubs1: | Motherwell |
Caps1: | 464 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Nationalyears1: | 1976 |
Nationalteam1: | Scottish Football League XI |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Joe Wark (9 October 1947 – 1 October 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer who spent his entire professional career with Motherwell, making 464 appearances in the Scottish Football League.[1]
In later life, Wark was diagnosed with dementia and took part in the Remember Well project, run by North Lanarkshire Council, Motherwell FC, NHS Lanarkshire and Alzheimer's Scotland.[2] Wark died on 1 October 2015.[3]
On 23 September 2021, it was announced that Wark was to be inducted into the Motherwell F.C. Hall of Fame.[4]