Peter Clarke (footballer)
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| Peter Clarke | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Michael Clarke | |
| Date of birth | January 3, 1982 (age 25) | |
| Place of birth | Southport, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Southend United | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2004 2002 2003 2004 2004-2006 2006- |
Everton → Blackpool (loan) → Port Vale (loan) → Coventry City (loan) Blackpool Southend United |
9 (0) 16 (3) 13 (1) 5 (0) 84 (11) 29 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Peter Clarke (born January 3, 1982 in Southport, Merseyside) is a professional footballer. He started his career with Everton, where he gained England U21 honours and represented his club side in the Premiership a handful of times, largely at the unfamiliar position of right back (as opposed to his preferred centre-half position).
Clarke went on to play more first-team football outside the top division through several loan deals which took him to Blackpool, Port Vale and Coventry City. He enjoyed particular success at Blackpool as his performance played a large part in the Seasiders stringing together a run of clean sheets and rising to the edge of the 2002-03 play-off picture. Despite manager Steve McMahon's best efforts, a permanent deal did not materialise and Clarke returned to Everton halfway through that season.
McMahon left Blackpool the following season and it was a bolt from the blue when new manager Colin Hendry announced Clarke had signed a permanent deal with the Tangerines eight games into 2004-05. Clarke had a large influence on steering the club away from relegation and, despite the departure of Hendry, continued to be a vital part of Blackpool's line-up.
On August 2, 2006, Clarke signed a three-year deal with Southend for an undisclosed fee.
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| Southend United F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Flahavan | 2 Francis | 3 Wilson | 4 Hunt | 5 Prior | 6 Barrett | 7 Gower | 8 Maher | 9 Foran | 10 Eastwood | 12 Bradbury | 13 Collis | 14 Sam | 15 Clarke | 16 Sodje | 17 Campbell-Ryce | 18 Hammell | 24 Harrold | 25 Moussa | 26 McCormack | 30 Welch | Manager: Tilson |
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