Peter Clark (footballer)

Not to be confused with Peter Clarke (footballer).
Peter Clark
Personal information
Date of birth10 December 1979
Place of birthRomford, England
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1996–1998Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000Carlisle United79(1)
2000–2003Stockport County72(3)
2002Mansfield Town (loan)4(0)
2003–2004Northampton Town6(0)
Total161(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Peter Clark (born 10 December 1979) is a retired English professional footballer who made over 150 league appearances as a defender.

Career

Born in Romford, Clark began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal,[1] but he never made a league appearance for the Gunners.[2] He signed for Carlisle United in 1998, making 79 league appearances.[3] He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.[4] He then signed for Stockport County, where he made 72 league appearances.[5] While at Stockport, Clark spent time on loan at Mansfield Town, where he made 4 league appearances.[6] After leaving Stockport in 2003, Clark spent one season at Northampton Town, where he made 6 league appearances.[7] Clark retired from football in 2004.

References

  1. "Former Arsenal trainees, from about 1994". Arseweb. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  2. "ARSENAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. "CARLISLE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2003/04 & 2005/06 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  4. Metcalf, Rupert (10 May 1999). "Carlisle raise a Glass to survival - Carlisle United 2 Plymouth Argyle 1". London: The Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  5. "STOCKPORT COUNTY : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  6. "MANSFIELD TOWN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  7. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 25 March 2009.

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