 Clare in his playing days | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Clare[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Congleton, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 December 1929 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1880–1882 | Talke Rangers | ||
| 1882–1883 | Goldenhill Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1883 | Burslem Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
| 1883–1897 | Stoke | 220 | (4) |
| 1897 | Burslem Port Vale | 21 | (0) |
| 1897–1898 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 1898–1901 | Burslem Port Vale | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 260 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1889–1894 | England | 4 | (0) |
| 1891[3] | Football Alliance XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1905–1906 | Burslem Port Vale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Clare (12 March 1865 – 27 December 1929) was an English international footballer, who played at right-back, and football manager.
He began his playing career with Stoke in July 1884, having moved from Burslem Port Vale. He spent the next fourteen years with Stoke, playing 251 games in all competitions, helping them to the Football Alliance title in 1890–91. In 1897, he signed with Manchester City via Port Vale before returning to Vale for three years in 1898, helping them to the Staffordshire Senior Cup on his arrival. He also won four England caps between 1889 and 1894. He was appointed as manager-secretary of Burslem Port Vale in 1905, a position he held for the next six years.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. p. 54. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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