Peter Clark (born 10 December 1979) is an English retired professional

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who made over 150 league appearances as a defender.

Career

Born in

Romford Romford is a large town in east London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Historically, Romford ...

, Clark began his career as an apprentice at

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, but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners. He signed for

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

in 1998, making 79 league appearances. He appeared in the famous

Jimmy Glass James Robert Glass (born 1 August 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is chiefly remembered for scoring the last-minute goal which kept Carlisle United in the Football League in 1999, while on loa ...

game against

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep

in the

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. He then signed for Stockport County, where he made 72 league appearances. While at Stockport, Clark spent time on loan at

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

, where he made 4 league appearances. After leaving Stockport in 2003, Clark spent one season at Northampton Town, where he made 6 league appearances. Clark retired from football in 2004.

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* 1979 births Living people English men's footballers Arsenal F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Romford {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub