Leon Clarke

Date of birth10 February 1985
Place of birthWolverhampton
NationalityEnglish
Weight90 kg
Height1.88 m
PositionForward

Leon Clarke's contract at Wolverhampton Wanderers was extended to June 2008 in August 2005.

He was made available for transfer in January 2007 before he joined Sheffield Wednesday with a contract to June 2009 that was increased to June 2010 in April 2009.

He joined Queens Park Rangers in July 2010 with a two-year contract.

Leon joined Swindon Town in August 2011 with a two-year contract.

He joined Coventry City in January 2013 with a contract to June 2015.

Leon re-joined Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2014 with a contract to June 2015.

He joined Bury in July 2015 with a three-year contract.

Leon joined Sheffield United in July 2016 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2020 in December 2017 before being made available for transfer in May 2019.

His Blades contract was extended for a further month in June 2020 following the season being extended due to coronavirus restrictions.

He joined Shrewsbury Town in September 2020 with a one-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Wolverhampton Wanderers 05 Mar 2004 15 Jan 2007
Kidderminster Harriers 25 Mar 2004 25 Apr 2004 L
Queens Park Rangers 31 Jan 2006 13 Feb 2006 L
Plymouth Argyle 23 Mar 2006 23 Apr 2006 L
Sheffield Wednesday 15 Jan 2007 30 Jun 2010
Oldham Athletic 01 Mar 2007 01 Apr 2007 L
Southend United 31 Aug 2007 31 Dec 2007 L
Queens Park Rangers 01 Jul 2010 19 Aug 2011
Preston North End 28 Jan 2011 31 May 2011 L
Swindon Town 19 Aug 2011 01 Jan 2012
Chesterfield 09 Sep 2011 12 Dec 2011 L
Charlton Athletic 01 Jan 2012 07 Jan 2013
Crawley Town 16 Mar 2012 31 May 2012 L
Scunthorpe United 08 Sep 2012 08 Dec 2012 L
Coventry City 01 Jan 2013 06 Jan 2013 L
Coventry City 07 Jan 2013 30 Jan 2014
Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 Jan 2014 30 Jun 2015
Wigan Athletic 02 Feb 2015 31 May 2015 L
Bury 01 Jul 2015 27 Jul 2016
Sheffield United 27 Jul 2016 31 Jul 2020
Wigan Athletic 30 Jan 2019 31 May 2019 L
Shrewsbury Town 25 Sep 2020

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2003-04 Kidderminster Harriers League Division 3 3
1
2003-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup
1
2003-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup
2
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup
1
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 11
17
7
3
2004-05 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
1
1
2005-06 Plymouth Argyle League Championship 5
2005-06 Queens Park Rangers League Championship 1
2005-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
1
2005-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 10
14
1
3
2005-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
2006-07 Oldham Athletic League One 5
3
1
2006-07 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 3
7
1
3
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 11
11
5
2
2006-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup
1
2007-08 Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup
1
2007-08 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 2
6
3
1
2007-08 Sheffield Wednesday League Cup
1
2007-08 Southend United FA Cup 1
2007-08 Southend United League One 16
7
3
1
2008-09 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 20
9
8
2
2008-09 Sheffield Wednesday League Cup 1
2009-10 Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup 1
2009-10 Sheffield Wednesday League Championship 18
18
6
3
2010-11 Preston North End League Championship 5
1
1
1
2010-11 Queens Park Rangers FA Cup 1
2010-11 Queens Park Rangers League Championship 2
11
2
2010-11 Queens Park Rangers League Cup 1
2011-12 Charlton Athletic League One 1
6
2011-12 Chesterfield FA Cup 1
2011-12 Chesterfield Johnstones Paint Trophy
1
2011-12 Chesterfield League One 14
9
2011-12 Crawley Town League Two 4
1
1
2011-12 Swindon Town League Cup 2
2011-12 Swindon Town League Two 2
2012-13 Coventry City FA Cup 1
2012-13 Coventry City Johnstones Paint Trophy 3
2
2
2012-13 Coventry City League One 11
1
8
2012-13 Scunthorpe United League One 14
1
11
2013-14 Coventry City FA Cup 4
3
1
2013-14 Coventry City Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2013-14 Coventry City League Cup 1
1
2013-14 Coventry City League One 22
1
15
2013-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers League One 4
9
1
1
2014-15 Wigan Athletic League Championship 9
1
1
3
2014-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup 1
1
2014-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Championship 5
11
2
3
2014-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers League Cup 1
2015-16 Bury FA Cup 3
1
1
2015-16 Bury League Cup 1
2
1
2015-16 Bury League One 32
15
5
2016-17 Sheffield United FA Cup 1
1
2016-17 Sheffield United Football League Trophy
1
1
2016-17 Sheffield United League Cup 1
1
2016-17 Sheffield United League One 12
11
7
3
2017-18 Sheffield United League Championship 38
1
18
5
1
2019-20 Sheffield United FA Cup 1
1
1
2019-20 Sheffield United League Cup
1
2019-20 Sheffield United Premier League
2


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
08 Aug 2015 Doncaster Rovers v Bury D 1-1 League One
11 Aug 2015 Wigan Athletic v Bury W 1-2 League Cup 1st round
15 Aug 2015 Bury v Swindon Town D 2-2 League One
18 Aug 2015 Bury v Fleetwood Town L 3-4 League One
05 Sep 2015 Walsall v Bury W 0-1 League One
12 Sep 2015 Sheffield United v Bury W 1-3 League One
19 Sep 2015 Bury v Port Vale W 1-0 League One
26 Sep 2015 Bury v Coventry City W 2-1 League One
29 Sep 2015 Peterborough United v Bury W 2-3 League One
03 Oct 2015 Colchester United v Bury W 0-1 League One
10 Oct 2015 Bury v Wigan Athletic D 2-2 League One
17 Oct 2015 Bury v Rochdale D 0-0 League One
20 Oct 2015 Bradford City v Bury L 2-1 League One
24 Oct 2015 Shrewsbury Town v Bury L 2-0 League One
07 Nov 2015 Bury v Wigan Athletic W 4-0 FA Cup 1st round
14 Nov 2015 Gillingham v Bury L 3-1 League One
21 Nov 2015 Bury v Burton Albion W 1-0 League One
24 Nov 2015 Bury v Scunthorpe United L 1-2 League One
28 Nov 2015 Millwall v Bury L 1-0 League One
06 Dec 2015 Rochdale v Bury W 0-1 FA Cup 2nd round
18 Dec 2015 Southend United v Bury L 4-1 League One
28 Dec 2015 Port Vale v Bury L 1-0 League One
02 Jan 2016 Fleetwood Town v Bury L 2-0 League One
09 Jan 2016 Bury v Bradford City D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Jan 2016 Bury v Walsall L 2-3 League One
19 Jan 2016 Bradford City v Bury W 0-0 (4-2) FA Cup 3rd round replay
23 Jan 2016 Oldham Athletic v Bury W 0-1 League One
26 Jan 2016 Bury v Crewe Alexandra D 0-0 League One
07 Feb 2016 Barnsley v Bury L 3-0 League One
13 Feb 2016 Coventry City v Bury L 6-0 League One
16 Feb 2016 Bury v Sheffield United W 1-0 League One
20 Feb 2016 Bury v Colchester United W 5-2 League One
01 Mar 2016 Bury v Peterborough United W 3-1 League One
05 Mar 2016 Bury v Bradford City D 0-0 League One
09 Apr 2016 Bury v Doncaster Rovers W 1-0 League One
16 Apr 2016 Swindon Town v Bury W 0-1 League One
19 Apr 2016 Scunthorpe United v Bury L 2-1 League One


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