Peter Clarke (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Michael Clarke | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Southport, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Oldham Athletic | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Everton | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Blackpool (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Port Vale (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Coventry City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Blackpool | 84 | (11) |
| 2006–2009 | Southend United | 126 | (10) |
| 2009–2014 | Huddersfield Town | 192 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Blackpool | 39 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Bury | 44 | (1) |
| 2016– | Oldham Athletic | 31 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2003 | England U21 | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 12 February 2017 (UTC). |
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Peter Michael Clarke (born 3 January 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League One club Oldham Athletic.
Clarke began his career with Everton, during his time there he made nine league appearances and had loan spells with Blackpool, Port Vale and Coventry City. He then joined Blackpool on a permanent basis in 2004, where he also captained the club. He has also captained Southend United who he joined in 2006, before joining Huddersfield Town in 2009. He helped the "Terriers" to win promotion out of League One via the play-offs in 2012. He returned to Blackpool in July 2014, but was released after the club were relegated at the end of the season. He joined Bury in May 2015, and then moved on to Oldham Athletic in July 2016.
He won the Player of the Season award at Blackpool, Southend, Huddersfield (twice) and Bury in the 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2015–16 seasons respectively. Clarke also gained eight caps for the England under-21 team between 2002 and 2003.
Clarke started his career with Everton, signing his first professional contract in January 1999. He made his senior debut in 2001 against Coventry City. He made just nine appearances in the Premier League, largely in the unfamiliar position of right back, rather than his preferred centre-half position.
In August 2002, he went on out loan to Blackpool, where he made sixteen league appearances, scoring three goals (two of which came on his home debut) in a three-month loan spell. His performances played a large part in the "Seasiders" stringing together a run of clean sheets and rising to the edge of the 2002–03 play-off picture. Despite manager Steve McMahon's best efforts, a permanent deal did not materialise and Clarke returned to Goodison Park in early November.
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