Neil Clarke
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| Neil Clarke | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil A. Clarke | |
| Date of birth | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | |
| Playing position | Forward / Fullback | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1913 1914-1916 1917-1918 1918 1920-1921 1921-1922 1922-1923 1923-1925 |
Celtic Paterson True Blues Bethlehem Steel Babcock and Wilcox Fall River Rovers Robins Dry Dock Todd Shipyard Fall River Marksmen Philadelphia Field Club |
9 (2) 2 (0) 58 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1916 | United States | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Neil A. Clarke (sometimes listed as Clark) (born Scotland) was a Scottish-American soccer player who began his career in the Scottish Football League before moving to the United States. He played in both the National Association Football League and American Soccer League. In 1916, he played in the first two U.S. national team games.
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[edit] Professional career
Clarke began his career as a center forward but later moved to center half back. At some point, he played for Celtic F.C. in the Scottish Football League.[1] In 1913, he was with the Paterson True Blues of the National Association Football League (NAFBL) when Paterson won the American Cup finals against Disston A.A. The first game and first replay both ended in ties with Clarke scoring the tying goal in both games. In the second replay, Paterson won, 2-1, to take the Cup.[2] In 1914, Clarke is listed with Bethlehem Steel F.C. In 1915 and 1916, Bethlehem won the National Challenge Cup.[3][4] He then moved to Babcock and Wilcox for a single season before moving to the Fall River Rovers in 1918. That year, Clarke was with Fall River when they lost the National Challenge Cup final to Bethlehem Steel. In 1920 and 1921, he played for Robins Dry Dock, which won the 1921 Challenge Cup.[3] In 1921, the American Soccer League replaced the NAFBL as the top U.S. league. Todd Shipyards, the parent company of Robins Dry Dock, took over sponsorship of the team, renaming Todd Shipyard. The team folded at the end of the 1921-1922 season, and Clarke moved to the Fall River Marksmen. He saw little playing time and in 1923, he made his last move, this time to the Philadelphia Field Club. He left the ASL in 1925.[1]
[edit] National team
Clarke earned two caps with the national team in 1916. In the first official U.S. national team game, the U.S. defeated Sweden on August 20, 1916. On September 3, 1916, Clarke and his team mates tied Norway before returning to the U.S.[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
- ^ U.S. Soccer History - 1913
- ^ a b October 1920 The Globe article
- ^ US Open Cup at RSSSF
- ^ RSSSF
