| Phil Clarke | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Birth Place: | Norwich, England |
| Career1: | Norwich Stars |
| Years1: | 1947-1959 |
| Indivyear1: | 1955 |
| Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Teamyear1: | 1950, 1951 |
| Teamhonour1: | National League Division II Champion |
| Teamyear2: | 1955 |
| Teamhonour2: | National Trophy Winner |
| Teamyear3: | 1951 |
| Teamhonour3: | National Trophy (Div 2) Winner |
| Teamyear4: | 1951 |
| Teamhonour4: | Southern Shield Winner |
Philip Charles Clarke (30 June 1922 - 6 October 2010) was an English motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2]
Clarke was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3] [4]
He first rode in the UK leagues during the 1947 Speedway National League Division Two, after joining the Norwich Stars and would soon establish himself as a regular at the club.[5] He was their leading rider in 1950 when the club won the league title and was also instrumental in helping Norwich win the league and cup double in 1951.[6]
He followed the team when they moved up to the top tier of British Speedway in 1952.[7] [8] His performance in the home leg of the final of the 1955 National Trophy effectively won the trophy for Norwich.[9]
By 1957, he had become the chairman of the Speedway Riders' Association.[10]
At retirement he had earned 5 international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]