Nobby Clarke Explained

Nobby Clarke
Fullname:Reginald Leonard Clarke
Birth Date:4 September 1907
Birth Place:Heavitree, England
Death Place:Seaton, England
Position:Wing half
Clubs1:Hems Athletic
Clubs2:Exeter Loco
Years3:1925–1926
Clubs3:Friernhay
Years4:1926–1927
Clubs4:Southern Railway
Years5:1927–1937
Clubs5:Exeter City
Caps5:315
Goals5:18
Years6:1937–1939
Clubs6:Aldershot
Caps6:62
Goals6:3
Years7:1939–1940
Clubs7:Torquay United (guest)
Caps7:20
Goals7:1
Years8:1942
Clubs8:Leeds United (guest)
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:1943
Clubs9:Clapton Orient (guest)
Caps9:2
Goals9:1

Reginald Leonard Clarke (4 September 1907 – 1981), sometimes known as Nobby Clarke or Reg Clarke,[1] [2] was an English professional footballer who made over 310 appearances as a wing half in the Football League for Exeter City.[3] [4] He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.

Personal life

In 1936, Clarke became the landlord of The Volunteer Inn pub in Ottery St Mary, which, due to his Exeter City contract stipulating that players were forbidden to be involved in the licensing trade, necessitated his departure from the club.[5] After retiring from football, he ran The King's Arms pub in Seaton and was a club official at Seaton Town.[6]

Honours

Friernhay

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: Eight inaugurated into Exeter City's Hall of Fame . en-gb . 13 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Clarke: Reginald Leonard . 13 July 2017 . Leeds United F.C. History.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 59.
  4. Web site: Clarke Reg "Nobby" Exeter City 1931 . 14 March 2023 . Vintage Footballers . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Kaufman . Neilson . VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323234717/https://www.leytonorient.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/VE-DAY-WW2-players-as-at-May-2020.pdf . 23 March 2022 . 18 July 2020 . 23.
  6. Web site: Clarke, Reginald . 13 July 2017 . The Grecian Archive . en-US.
  7. Web site: Played for Both: Leyton Orient . 14 March 2023 . www.exetercityfc.co.uk . en-gb.