| John Clarke | |
| Sport: | Gaelic football |
| Feet: | 6 |
| Inches: | 0 |
| Code: | Football |
| Province: | Ulster |
| Club: | An Riocht |
| Clposition: | Forward |
| Clyears: | 1999 – present |
| Clcounty: | 2 |
| County: | Down |
| Counties: | Down |
| Icyears: | 2001-2011 |
| Icposition: | Full forward/half back |
| Icprovince: | 1 |
| Icallireland: | 1 |
| Nfl: | 0 |
| Birth Place: | County Down, Northern Ireland |
John Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team and with his local club St Johns GAA.
Clarke made 108 appearances for Down between League and Championship. He started at full forward and scored a point in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0–15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1] A versatile player, He played corner back in 2003 Ulster final draw and subsequent replay defeat to Tyrone. He is the older brother of Martin Clarke .
Clarke back to back Down Minor Football Championships 2000 2001. In 2006 he helped An Riocht to a Division 2 title in the 2007 he helped them to the club's first ever Division 1 title beating Kilcoo. However, in 2008 the club lost there title and went back to Division 2. 2009 he collected his second Division 2 title beating Ballyholland Harps 1–14 to 2-08. Currently plying his trade with Down Division 2 Side St Johns Drumnaquoile after moving from An Riocht in 2015.