Mattie Clarke
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Mattie Clarke (1922 – 6 January 1960) was a footballer.
Born in Dublin, Clarke was a product of Drumcondra F.C. 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. However, he joined Rovers as a 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.
He won his one and only senior cap for Ireland on 10 May 1950 in a 5–1 defeat to Belgium in Brussels.
In the 1950–51 season Clarke was awarded a testimonial for his twelve years service at Milltown. He then moved to Dundalk F.C. He signed for Waterford United in August 1954 [1].
His son Jackie played for the Hoops in the 1970s.
Honours
[edit]Shamrock Rovers
Dundalk
- FAI Cup: 1952
Sources
[edit]- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
- 1922 births
- 1960 deaths
- Association footballers from County Dublin
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football forwards
- Republic of Ireland men's international footballers
- Ireland (FAI) men's international footballers
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- League of Ireland XI players
- Drumcondra F.C. players
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen