Jeff Clarke (English footballer)

Jeff Clarke
Personal information
Full name Jeffrey Derek Clarke[1]
Date of birth (1954-01-18) 18 January 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Hemsworth, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Dundee United (head academy physiotherapist)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Manchester City 13 (0)
1975–1982 Sunderland 181 (6)
1982–1987 Newcastle United 124 (4)
1984 → Brighton (loan) 4 (0)
1984–1984 Ankaragücü ? (?)
1985–1985 Darlington ? (?)
Total 322 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeffrey Derek Clarke (born 18 January 1954 in Hemsworth, England) is an English former footballer who is currently head academy physiotherapist at Scottish Premiership club Dundee United. He played as a defender, primarily for Sunderland and Newcastle United. He has been at Dundee United since November 2003, mainly as physiotherapist for the first team.

  1. ^ "Jeff Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.