Matthew Clarke (footballer, born 1980)

This article is about the football defender. For the football goalkeeper, see Matt Clarke (footballer born 1973).

Matt Clarke
Personal information
Full name Matthew Paul Clarke[1]
Date of birth (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Leeds,[1] England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1999–2002 Halifax Town 78 (2)
2000 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan)
2000 → Frickley Athletic (loan)
2002–2006 Darlington 169 (13)
2006–2010 Bradford City 88 (4)
2006 → Darlington (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2011 Hibernians
2011–2012 Msida Saint-Joseph 17 (1)
2012–2013 Marsaxlokk
2013 Guiseley 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2013

Matthew Paul Clarke[3] (born 18 December 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.

He started his professional career in 1998 with Wolverhampton Wanderers but was released after his first full season as a pro and without making a first team appearance. He went on to play for Halifax Town, from where he spent short loans at Gainsborough Trinity and Frickley Athletic, and Darlington before signing for Bradford City in 2006. He remained with The Bantams until 2010 before joining Maltese Premier League side Hibernians; during a three-year spell in Malta Clarke also played for Msida Saint-Joseph and Marsaxlokk. After his return to England he had a short spell with Conference North club Guiseley.

  1. ^ a b c "Matthew Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Playfair Football Annual 2003–2004. London: Headline. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7553-1313-6.
  3. ^ Hugman, Barry J, ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.