Clive Clark (footballer)

Clive Clark

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-12-12)12 December 1940
Place of birth	Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Date of death	1 May 2014(2014-05-01) (aged 73)
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1958	Leeds United	0	(0)
1958–1960	Queens Park Rangers	58	(7)
1960–1969	West Bromwich Albion	301	(80)
1969–1970	Queens Park Rangers	8	(1)
1970–1973	Preston North End	72	(9)
1973–1974	Southport	8	(1)
1974	Washington Diplomats	8	(0)
Total		447	(97)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clive Clark (12 December 1940 – 1 May 2014) was an English footballer,^[2] known during his playing days by the nickname "Chippy".^[3]

Career

Clark was a skilful left-winger who began his career at

of the same competition a year earlier. He also picked up an FA Cup winner's medal with Albion in 1968.

He returned to QPR briefly in 1969, before signing for

.

Clark moved to Southport in 1973, where he ended his career after just one season in the Third Division, playing eight league games and scoring once.

After retiring, he spent many years living in Filey.

Death

Clark died on 1 May 2014 at the age of 73. A minute's applause was held in his memory prior to West Bromwich Albion's final game of the 2013–14 season, at home to Stoke City. The Albion players also wore black armbands for the game. The flags at Albion's home ground, the Hawthorns, flew at half-mast on the day of his funeral.^[4]

Honours

West Brom

• 1968
• 1966

References

External links

• Clive Clark at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database