Joseph Clare (4 February 1910 – 23 September 1987) was an English footballer who scored 41 goals from 90 appearances in the Football League playing for Accrington Stanley, Norwich City and Lincoln City. He played at outside left or left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Clare[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1910[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Westhoughton,[2] Lancashire, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1987 (aged 77)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left, left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Westhoughton Town | |||
| 1930–1931 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1931 | Wigan Borough | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1933 | Westhoughton Town | ||
| 1933–1935 | Accrington Stanley | 28 | (1) |
| 1935 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1935–1936 | Margate | (11) | |
| 1936–1937 | Norwich City | 22 | (5) |
| 1937–1945 | Lincoln City | 68 | (23) |
| – | Ruston Bucyrus | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was on the books of Manchester City and Arsenal, without representing those clubs in the league,[1] and was with Wigan Borough in their final season in the Football League, when the club folded in October 1931 and its results were expunged; Clare did not appear for their first team that season.[4][5] He played in the Southern League with Margate.[6] He later became first-team trainer for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c "Joe Clare". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Norwich City. First Division no longer worlds away". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1931/32: The season that never was". This Northern Soul. Bernard Ramsdale. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ a b "A to Z (Abrahams – Currie)". This Northern Soul. Bernard Ramsdale. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "1935/36". margatefchistory.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2005.
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