Chris Clarke

Date of birth18 December 1980
Place of birthLeeds
NationalityEnglish
Weight81 kg
Height1.91 m
PositionDefender/Centre back

Clarke only featured intermittently for Halifax Town in the first half of 2000-01 before winning a regular place in the New Year. He went on to produce a series of outstanding displays and opened his goalscoring account for the Shaymen with a close-range goal in 3-0 victory over Barnet in March.

A tall and powerful defender, he is the twin brother of his former Halifax colleague, Matthew Clarke.

Clarke joined Cambridge United in March 2004 with a contract to the end of the season.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 Jul 1997 30 Jun 1999
Halifax Town 05 Jul 1999 18 Feb 2002
Manchester City 08 Jan 2002 14 Jan 2002 T
Blackpool 18 Feb 2002 25 Mar 2004
Cambridge United 25 Mar 2004 30 Jun 2004
York City 16 Jul 2004 22 Oct 2004
Halifax Town 22 Oct 2004 30 Jun 2005

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Halifax Town LDV Vans Trophy 1
2000-01 Halifax Town League Cup 1
2000-01 Halifax Town League Division 3 26
1
2
2001-02 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy 1
1
2001-02 Blackpool League Division 2 10
1
1
2001-02 Halifax Town FA Cup 3
2001-02 Halifax Town League Cup 1
2001-02 Halifax Town League Division 3 24
5
2002-03 Blackpool FA Cup 3
2002-03 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy 1
2002-03 Blackpool League Division 2 12
5
1
1
2003-04 Blackpool FA Cup 1
2
2003-04 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy 2
2003-04 Blackpool League Cup 2
1
2003-04 Blackpool League Division 2 11
7
1
2003-04 Cambridge United League Division 3
1
2004-05 Halifax Town FA Cup
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
26 Feb 2002 Cambridge United v Blackpool W 0-3 League Division 2
02 Mar 2002 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool L 2-0 League Division 2
05 Mar 2002 Blackpool v Northampton Town L 1-2 League Division 2
09 Mar 2002 Cardiff City v Blackpool D 2-2 League Division 2
12 Mar 2002 Blackpool v Tranmere Rovers D 1-1 League Division 2
16 Mar 2002 Blackpool v Port Vale W 4-0 League Division 2
24 Mar 2002 Blackpool v Cambridge United W 4-1 LDV Vans Trophy Final
30 Mar 2002 Swindon Town v Blackpool L 1-0 League Division 2
01 Apr 2002 Blackpool v Wrexham W 3-0 League Division 2
06 Apr 2002 Notts County v Blackpool L 1-0 League Division 2
13 Apr 2002 Blackpool v Bristol City W 5-1 League Division 2
20 Apr 2002 Chesterfield v Blackpool L 2-1 League Division 2
10 Aug 2002 Bristol City v Blackpool L 2-0 League Division 2
13 Aug 2002 Blackpool v Luton Town W 5-2 League Division 2
26 Aug 2002 Blackpool v Oldham Athletic D 0-0 League Division 2
07 Sep 2002 Blackpool v Tranmere Rovers W 3-0 League Division 2
14 Oct 2002 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool L 2-1 League Division 2
19 Oct 2002 Blackpool v Cardiff City W 1-0 League Division 2
26 Oct 2002 Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool W 1-3 League Division 2
29 Oct 2002 Blackpool v Stockport County L 1-3 League Division 2
02 Nov 2002 Brentford v Blackpool L 5-0 League Division 2
09 Nov 2002 Blackpool v Wigan Athletic L 0-2 League Division 2
12 Nov 2002 Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool L 2-0 LDV Vans Trophy 2nd round - northern section
16 Nov 2002 Barnsley v Blackpool W 1-4 FA Cup 1st round
23 Nov 2002 Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool L 3-0 League Division 2
30 Nov 2002 Blackpool v Notts County D 1-1 League Division 2
07 Dec 2002 Blackpool v Torquay United W 3-1 FA Cup 2nd round
14 Dec 2002 Mansfield Town v Blackpool L 4-0 League Division 2
04 Jan 2003 Blackpool v Crystal Palace L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Feb 2003 Luton Town v Blackpool W 1-3 League Division 2
08 Mar 2003 Port Vale v Blackpool L 1-0 League Division 2
19 Apr 2003 Peterborough United v Blackpool L 1-0 League Division 2
21 Apr 2003 Blackpool v Mansfield Town D 3-3 League Division 2
09 Aug 2003 Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool L 5-0 League Division 2
12 Aug 2003 Barnsley v Blackpool W 1-2 League Cup 1st round
16 Aug 2003 Blackpool v Wycombe Wanderers W 3-2 League Division 2
23 Aug 2003 Oldham Athletic v Blackpool W 2-3 League Division 2
25 Aug 2003 Blackpool v Barnsley L 0-2 League Division 2
30 Aug 2003 Swindon Town v Blackpool D 2-2 League Division 2
13 Sep 2003 Blackpool v AFC Bournemouth L 1-2 League Division 2
16 Sep 2003 Brentford v Blackpool D 0-0 League Division 2
20 Sep 2003 Stockport County v Blackpool W 1-3 League Division 2
23 Sep 2003 Blackpool v Birmingham City W 1-0 League Cup 2nd round
27 Sep 2003 Blackpool v Notts County W 2-1 League Division 2
30 Sep 2003 Blackpool v Grimsby Town L 0-1 League Division 2
04 Oct 2003 Brighton and Hove Albion v Blackpool L 3-0 League Division 2
11 Oct 2003 Colchester United v Blackpool D 1-1 League Division 2
14 Oct 2003 Blackpool v Tranmere Rovers W 3-2 LDV Vans Trophy 1st round - northern section
18 Oct 2003 Blackpool v Hartlepool United W 4-0 League Division 2
21 Oct 2003 Blackpool v Rushden and Diamonds L 2-3 League Division 2
25 Oct 2003 Plymouth Argyle v Blackpool L 1-0 League Division 2
28 Oct 2003 Blackpool v Crystal Palace L 1-3 League Cup 3rd round
01 Nov 2003 Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool W 0-1 League Division 2
04 Nov 2003 Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers W 1-0 LDV Vans Trophy 2nd round - northern section
08 Nov 2003 Blackpool v Boreham Wood W 4-0 FA Cup 1st round
11 Nov 2003 Blackpool v Wrexham L 0-1 League Division 2
06 Dec 2003 Oldham Athletic v Blackpool W 2-5 FA Cup 2nd round
28 Dec 2003 Wrexham v Blackpool L 4-2 League Division 2
03 Jan 2004 Portsmouth v Blackpool L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.