| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Clarke | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantwich, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 1960 | ||
| Place of death | Willaston, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Nantwich Town | ||
| 1919–1924 | Stoke | 156 | (4) |
| 1925–1926 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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George Clarke (born 1894 in Nantwich, England) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made one hundred and fifty nine appearances for Stoke.
George Clarke spent 11 years at Stoke but only started playing football until after World War I. He joined Stoke in 1914 after a £10 transfer from Nantwich Town. He joined the Army in 1915 and played for the Liverpool Scottish regiment he broke his leg whilst playing Army football and consequently it wasn't until 1919 before he played for Stoke.
In 1922 he helped Stoke win the Second Division title and promotion to the First Division, however he broke his leg again in a FA Cup match against Leeds United and failed to fully recover. He left Stoke in 1924 and became a scout for Crewe Alexandra.[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1919–20 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 1920–21 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 1921–22 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
| 1922–23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1923–24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1925–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Total | 158 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 167 | 4 | |