Jeff Clarke (English footballer)

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Personal information
Jeff Clarke
Full name	Jeff Clarke
Date of birth	January 18, 1954 (1954-01-18) (age 54)
Place of birth	Hemsworth, England
Playing position	Defender (Retired)
Club information
Current club	Dundee United (Physio)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1974–1975 1975–1982 1982–1987 1984	Manchester City Sunderland Newcastle United → Brighton (loan) Ankaragücü Darlington Career	013 0(0) 181 0(6) 124 0(4) 004 0(0) 322 (10)
Teams managed
1994–1997	Annan Athletic
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jeff Clarke (born 18 January 1954 in Hemsworth) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He has been a physiotherapist at Dundee United since November 2003.

1 Career
2 Honours
- 2.1 Sunderland
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

Clarke began his professional career in 1974 with Manchester City, featuring in thirteen league appearances before leaving a year later to join Sunderland in a swap deal with Dave Watson. In seven years at Roker Park, Clarke played in over 200 matches and experienced promotion to the top flight before moving to rivals Newcastle United on a free transfer in 1982. Another five years in the North East – including another top-flight promotion – preceded short-lived spells at Turkish side Ankaragücü and Darlington.

Following his retiral from playing, Clarke coached at former club Newcastle, studying a physiotherapy degree at the same time. Carke became a physio at another former club, Sunderland, before taking on the same role at Leeds United in 2001. Following his redundancy in 2003, he joined Dundee United in November of that year, taking on additional coaching duties at one point in March 2005.^[1]