Kevin Clarke (Irish footballer)

Kevin Clarke (3 December 1921 – November 1990) was a Dublin born former Irish soccer player.[1]

Kevin Clarke
Personal information
Full name Patrick Kevin Noel Clarke
Date of birth (1921-12-03)3 December 1921
Place of birth Santry, Ireland
Date of death November 1990 (aged 68)
Place of death Gravesend, England
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Drumcondra
1948–1952 Swansea Town 10
Gravesend and Northfleet
International career
League of Ireland XI 6
1948 Republic of Ireland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Drumcondra F.C. at club level where he won the FAI Cup twice. He then transferred to Swansea Town in November 1948.[2] In season 1953-54 he joined Tunbridge Wells United

Clarke was capped twice by the Republic of Ireland national football team.[3] He made his debut on 23 May 1948, in a 2–0 defeat to Portugal in a friendly international played in Lisbon. He played his only other senior international a week later in Barcelona, when Ireland were beaten 2-1 by Spain in another friendly international.

While with Drums he represented the League of Ireland six times.

Honours

References

  1. "Kevin Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. "SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 - 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. Kevin Clarke at National-Football-Teams.com
Sources
  • The Complete Who's Who of Irish International Football, 1945-96 (1996):Stephen McGarrigle [2]
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