Robert Clark (6 February 1903 – 1970) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Newcastle United, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Newburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 1970 (aged 66-67) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Spencer's Welfare | ||
| 1920–1921 | Hawthorn Leslie | ||
| 1921–1922 | Newburn Grange | ||
| 1922–1923 | Prudhoe Castle | ||
| 1923–1928 | Newcastle United | 77 | (16) |
| 1928–1931 | Liverpool | 39 | (11) |
| 1931–1932 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | (2) |
| 1932 | North Shields | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clark played for Newcastle United before he signed for Liverpool, where he played 77 matches and scored 16 goals in five seasons. He moved to Liverpool during the 1927–28 season for a transfer fee of £3,000 (equivalent to £228,313 in 2023).[2] He only made two appearances that season, but he made 32 the following season, scoring nine goals. He only featured five more times during the next two seasons, and he moved to Nottingham Forest on 3 July 1931.[1] He made five league appearances for Forest and scored two goals.[3] In 1932, Clark joined North Shields.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Robert Clark moves on". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 July 1931. Retrieved 31 July 2013 – via PlayUpLiverpool.com.
- ^ a b "Robert Clark". LFC History. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ Soar, Philip (1998). The Official History of Nottingham Forest. Polar Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 1-899538-08-9.
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