John Clarke (Gaelic footballer)

John Clarke
Personal information
SportGaelic football
PositionFull Forward/Half Back
BornCounty Down, Northern Ireland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1999-PresentAn Riocht
Club titles
Down titles2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2001-2011Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles1
All-Irelands1
NFL0

John Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team and with his local club An Riocht,Kilkeel GAA.

He started at full forward and scored a point in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1] He is the older brother of Martin Clarke .

Club

Clarke back to back Down Minor Football Championships 2000 2001. In 2006 he helped An Riocht to a Division 2 title in the 2007 he helped them to the club's first ever Division 1 title beating Kilcoo. However in 2008 the club lost there title and went back to Division 2. 2009 he collected his second Division 2 title beating Ballyholland Harps 1-14 to 2-08.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2010-10-27.