John Clarke (Gaelic footballer)

John Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team and with his local club St Johns GAA.

John Clarke
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full forward/half back
Born County Down, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
1999 – present
 An Riocht
Club titles
Down titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2001-2011
 Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Clarke made 108 appearances for Down between League and Championship. He started at full forward and scored a point in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0–15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1] A versatile player, He played corner back in 2003 Ulster final draw and subsequent replay defeat to Tyrone. He is the older brother of Martin Clarke .

Club

Clarke back to back Down Minor Football Championships 2000 2001. In 2006 he helped An Riocht to a Division 2 title in the 2007 he helped them to the club's first ever Division 1 title beating Kilcoo. However, in 2008 the club lost there title and went back to Division 2. 2009 he collected his second Division 2 title beating Ballyholland Harps 1–14 to 2-08. Currently plying his trade with Down Division 2 Side St Johns Drumnaquoile after moving from An Riocht in 2015.

Honours

References
  1. "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.