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Billy Clark (footballer, born 1881)

William Clark (1881 – 17 March 1937) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers. He was signed from Port Glasgow Athletic in 1904 and won the Southern League championship in his first season with the club.[3] He went on to make 133 League appearances, scoring 35 goals, before leaving to join Sunderland.[1]

Billy Clark
Personal information
Full name William Clark[1]
Date of birth 1881
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death 17 March 1937 (aged 55–56)
Place of death Bristol, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cambuslang Hibernian[2]
1901–1904 Port Glasgow Athletic 60 (18)
1904–1908 Bristol Rovers 133 (35)
1908–1909 Sunderland 41 (4)
1910 Bristol City 24 (1)
1911 Leicester Fosse 6 (1)
Total 264 (59)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his time at Bristol Rovers, Clark (an outside right) played in one Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial in 1908[4][2] but never gained a full cap for Scotland.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 58. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Port Glasgow Athletic Player William Clark Details". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ Football. | Anglo-Scots, 3; Home Scots, 0., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1908

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