Mattie Clarke
Career
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Born in [[Dublin]], Clarke was a product of [[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]. He played for his country at youth level against England in 1938. Shortly after he joined [[Shamrock Rovers]] where he spent 12 seasons as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. However, he joined Rovers as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] and scored a hat-trick in one of his first games for the club. He played nine times for the [[League of Ireland XI]] while at [[Glenmalure Park]]. |
Born in [[Dublin]], Clarke was a product of [[Drumcondra F.C.|Drumcondra]]. He played for his country at youth level against England in 1938. Shortly after he joined [[Shamrock Rovers]] where he spent 12 seasons as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. However, he joined Rovers as a [[striker (association football)|striker]] and scored a hat-trick in one of his first games for the club. He went on to win five [[FAI Cup]] medals with Rovers.{{cite web|url=http://archive.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/47952/pages/2|work=The Irish Times| title = Clarke following in father's footsteps | date = 8 March 1967}} He played nine times for the [[League of Ireland XI]] while at [[Glenmalure Park]]. |
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He won his one and only senior cap for [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] on 10 May 1950 in a 5–1 defeat to Belgium in [[Brussels]]. |
He won his one and only senior cap for [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] on 10 May 1950 in a 5–1 defeat to Belgium in [[Brussels]]. |
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In the 1950–51 season Clarke was awarded a testimonial for his twelve years service at [[Milltown, Dublin|Milltown]]. He then moved to [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] He signed for [[Waterford United]] in August 1954 |
In the 1950–51 season Clarke was awarded a testimonial for his twelve years service at [[Milltown, Dublin|Milltown]]. He then moved to [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]], where he won another FAI Cup medal. He signed for [[Waterford United]] in August 1954. {{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1954/0806/Pg002.html|work=The Irish Times| title = Clarke for Waterford | date = 6 August 1954}}. |
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His son [[Jackie Clarke (footballer)|Jackie]] played for |
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