Thomas Bishop Andrews Clarke (5 October 1868 – 9 January 1909) was an English
footballer
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who played as a
striker
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for
Sheffield United and represented the
Sheffield FA
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against
Glasgow in 1890.
Playing career
Clarke was an amateur player when he signed for
Sheffield United midway through their first season of existence. He played occasionally for the club, possibly contracted on a part-time basis, for just over a year and captained the side on a number of occasions. Although the bulk of his appearances were in friendly fixtures Clarke did appear for the ''Blades'' in two
FA Cup fixtures and a handful of games in the
Midland Counties League.
Moving on to play for
Sheffield Club in December 1890, Clarke remained part of Sheffield United, serving as a committee member during the
1891–92 season.
Personal life
Clarke was born in
Wentworth, Yorkshire, where he played 1889–90. He was the second son of Dr. William Clarke and Euphemia Baird Jamieson Andrews. His father was family physician to the
Fitzwilliams at
Wentworth Woodhouse.
He was educated at
Harrow
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, where he played football and cricket,
and earned his B.A. from
Trinity College, Cambridge in 1890. He worked as an electrical engineer, training with the General Electric Power and Traction Co. Ltd.
Prior to his death in 1909, Clarke and his brother held a patent for an electric coal cutter.
References
1909 deaths
1868 births
Association football forwards
Sheffield United F.C. players
Sheffield F.C. players
People educated at Harrow School
Midland Football League players
English footballers
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
British electrical engineers
People from Wentworth, South Yorkshire
Footballers from South Yorkshire
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