Jerome Clarke (born 15 July 1951, in
Drogheda) is an Irish former
footballer
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.
Career
He played for
Drogheda United
Drogheda United Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is a semi-professional Irish association football club based in Drogheda, County Louth playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division. They play their home matches ...
and won his only cap for the
Republic of Ireland national football team when he replaced
Johnny Giles
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12 minutes from time in a 3–0 friendly defeat to
Poland national football team on 12 April 1978 in Łódź.
A striker, he was part of the Drogheda team which reached the 1976 FAI Cup final which they lost 1-0 to Bohemian F.C., Bohemians. After 12 seasons at his home town club he joined rivals Dundalk in July 1980.
Honours
*League of Ireland: 1
** Dundalk F.C. 1981/82
*League of Ireland Cup: 1
** Dundalk F.C. 1981/82
References
Drogheda United F.C. players
Dundalk F.C. players
League of Ireland players
League of Ireland XI players
Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
1951 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Association footballers from Drogheda
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