Joseph Walter Clark (15 February 1890 – 1960)
was an English professional
footballer
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who played as an
outside forward
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for
Cardiff City
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,
Southampton
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and
Rochdale
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in the 1920s.
Football career
Clark was born in
Willington Quay
Willington Quay is an area in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear in northern England. It is on the north bank of the River Tyne, facing Jarrow, and between Wallsend and North Shields. It is served by the Howdon Metro station in Howdon. ...
on
Tyneside
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The population of Tyneside as published i ...
and played his early football with Wallsend Park Villa and
Hebburn Argyle.
In May 1913 he joined Welsh club,
Cardiff City
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, remaining on their books until after the First World War.
In
1921
Events
January
* January 2
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he was part of the Cardiff City side which reached the semi-finals of the
FA Cup
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, going out to
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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in a replay. During the cup run, Cardiff (then in the
Second Division
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) defeated
First Division sides
Sunderland
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and
Chelsea
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.
Clark then spent a season in the Welsh section of the
Southern League with
Aberaman Athletic.
[ In May 1922, ]Southampton
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were looking for an outside left
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to replace Fred Foxall
Frederick Howard Foxall (2 April 1898 – 17 June 1926) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for various clubs in the 1920s.
Playing career
Foxall was born in Stourbridge, and signed for Aston Villa in 1914, bu ...
, who had left the previous March. Clark had impressed the Saints' directors in the FA Cup match between the two sides in February 1921 and moved to the south coast.[ He made his debut in a 0–0 draw at ]South Shields
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on 26 August 1922 and retained his place until late December, when he was replaced by Len Andrews
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.
Clark was placed on the transfer list The transfer market is the arena in which football players are available for transfer to clubs.
The transfer market consists of a list of players available for transfer, and also the money moving between clubs as they contest to purchase and sell ...
in the summer of 1923 at a fee of £100, but was eventually given a free transfer to Rochdale
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before moving on to Norwich City
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, Exeter City
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and Aldershot
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.
References
External links
Career details on www.11v11.com
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1890 births
1960 deaths
People from Willington Quay
Footballers from Tyne and Wear
English footballers
Hebburn Argyle F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Aberdare Town F.C. players
Southampton F.C. players
Rochdale A.F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Aldershot F.C. players
English Football League players
Association football wingers
Southern Football League players