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Martin Clark (footballer, Born 1970)
Martin Clark (born 12 September 1970) is an English former footballer who last played for Northern Premier League side Chorley, retiring after a string of knee injuries in February 2010. Clark played for Crewe Alexandra and Rotherham United in The Football League. Career Early career Clark began his career with Preston North End but did not make a senior appearance for them. He signed for Lancaster City where he made over 140 appearances the club before transferring to Accrington Stanley. Crewe Alexandra While at Stanley, he impressed in an FA Cup match against Crewe Alexandra who signed him in 1991. However, in his three years at the club he found his opportunities limited and was released at the end of his contract. Southport Dropping out of the football, Clark joined Football Conference side Southport. Operating in numerous defensive role at Southport while working as a postman during the day, Clark went on to make over 140 appearances and found the target 10 times. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accrington
Accrington is a town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, east of Preston, north of Manchester and is situated on the culverted River Hyndburn. Commonly abbreviated by locals to "Accy", the town has a population of 35,456 according to the 2011 census. Accrington is a former centre of the cotton and textile machinery industries. The town is famed for manufacturing the hardest and densest building bricks in the world, "The Accrington NORI" (iron), which were used in the construction of the Empire State Building and for the foundations of Blackpool Tower; famous for Accrington Stanley F.C. and the Haworth Art Gallery which holds Europe's largest collection of Tiffany glass. History Origin of the name The name Accrington appears to be Anglo-Saxon in origin. The earliest citing appears in the Parish of Whalley records of 850; where it is written ''Akeringastun''. In later records, the name variously appears as ''Ak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
