Simon Clark (born 12 March 1967) is an English former professional
footballer
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. He is currently the Lead Coach of the Under-18's
AFC Wimbldeon Academy team.
As a player, he turned out for
Lincoln City,
Boston Town
Boston Town Football Club is a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It is currently a member of the and plays at Tattershall Road.
History
The club was established as Boston Football Club in 1963 by former officials of Bosto ...
,
Holbeach United,
King's Lynn
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,
Hendon
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,
Stevenage Borough
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,
Peterborough United
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,
Leyton Orient
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,
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
and
Maldon Town. He has also spent time as manager of
Singapore
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an side
Woodlands Wellington
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where he was also a player and
Leyton
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. In 2009, he briefly took over as caretaker manager of
Football League Two
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side
Lincoln City.
Career
Playing career
Clark started his career as a junior with
Lincoln City followed by spells in local non league football with
Boston Town
Boston Town Football Club is a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. It is currently a member of the and plays at Tattershall Road.
History
The club was established as Boston Football Club in 1963 by former officials of Bosto ...
,
Holbeach United and
King's Lynn
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,
Hendon
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.
He left
Hendon
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with
Paul Fairclough
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As a player, he made five appearances for Cheshunt in the 1981–82 season.
Managerial career
Stevenage
In ...
signing him for
Stevenage Borough
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, Clark making his debut in the 2-0
Isthmian League
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
victory at
Dulwich Hamlet
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History
The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...
on 15 January 1994.
At the age of 27 Clark returned to professional football with a move to
Peterborough United
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. After three years and 136 appearances at the club he moved on to Leyton Orient. At Orient he made 118 appearances over a three-year period. One of his most impressive performances was a hat trick against Doncaster Rover during his first season at the Os in 1997. He went on to be a vital part of the Orient defence and along with Dean Smith and Stuart Hicks.
Clark spent the next two seasons (64 appearances) at
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
. He captained the side and coached the club's under 17 team.
Management & coaching career
After leaving Colchester he spent three years in
Singapore
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as player coach and then player manager for Woodlands Wellington. While in Singapore Clark obtained the Asian Federation A licence as a coach, following up by obtaining the English FA, UEFA A qualification on his return to Europe. Simon returned to the UK in 2005 and joined
King's Lynn
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as a player before taking on a player coach role at Maldon Town. On 1 September 2005 Clark was appointed player-manager at
Isthmian League Premier Division
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 teams ...
club
Leyton
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.
Clark joined the
Lincoln City in the Centre of Excellence in April 2007 where he spent a year coaching before being appointed Centre of Excellence 9s-16s co-ordinator at
Peterborough United
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. Whilst at the club he went on to coach the Youth team and reserve team as well as being the club's chief scout.
In January 2008, Clark rejoined
Lincoln City again as a youth team coach. He later became chief scout and first team coach for the club. On 2 September 2009,
Lincoln City's Board of Directors agreed to part company with Manager
Peter Jackson
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and Assistant Manager
Iffy Onuora
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As a player, he wa ...
with immediate effect with Clark being placed in temporary charge of the club. His first game in charge saw a 3–0 home victory over
Darlington
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on 5 September 2009 but was followed by three defeats against league leaders Bournemouth, Notts County and Shrewsbury Town.
Chris Sutton
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replaced him as manager on 28 September 2009. Clark took the 3–0 home defeat to
Notts County
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on the following day before leaving the club by mutual consent.
Clark went on to working as a scout and match analyst for his former
Peterborough United
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boss
Darren Ferguson
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at
Preston North End
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.
In May 2010 he was appointed manager of
Stamford.
Clark was appointed manager of
King's Lynn Town in May 2018. Clark was sacked in September 2018 due to 1 win in 6.
On 6 March 2019, Clark was appointed as Lead Youth Development Phase coach for
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
. In this position, he was going to oversee the development of players in the Northampton Town Academy from the age of 13 to 16.
Honours
Club
;
Leyton Orient
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*
Football League Division Three
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Playoff Runner-up (1): 1998–99
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
People from Boston, Lincolnshire
English footballers
Association football defenders
Lincoln City F.C. players
Boston Town F.C. players
Holbeach United F.C. players
King's Lynn F.C. players
Hendon F.C. players
Stevenage F.C. players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Colchester United F.C. players
Woodlands Wellington FC players
Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players
Leyton F.C. players
Stamford A.F.C. players
English Football League players
English football managers
Woodlands Wellington FC head coaches
Leyton F.C. managers
Lincoln City F.C. managers
Stamford A.F.C. managers
Worksop Town F.C. managers
Singapore Premier League head coaches
King's Lynn Town F.C. managers
Peterborough United F.C. non-playing staff
Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff
Northampton Town F.C. non-playing staff
Watford F.C. non-playing staff
Association football coaches