Billy Clark (footballer, born 1881)
William Clark (1881 – 17 March 1937) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers. He was signed from Port Glasgow Athletic in 1904 and won the Southern League championship in his first season with the club.[3] He went on to make 133 League appearances, scoring 35 goals, before leaving to join Sunderland.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Clark[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 March 1937 (aged 55–56) | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Cambuslang Hibernian[2] | ||
| 1901–1904 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 60 | (18) |
| 1904–1908 | Bristol Rovers | 133 | (35) |
| 1908–1909 | Sunderland | 41 | (4) |
| 1910 | Bristol City | 24 | (1) |
| 1911 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 264 | (59) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
During his time at Bristol Rovers, Clark (an outside right) played in one Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial in 1908[4][2] but never gained a full cap for Scotland.
References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 58. ISBN 190589161X.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - "Port Glasgow Athletic Player William Clark Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- Football. | Anglo-Scots, 3; Home Scots, 0., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1908
Sources
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
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