Wayne Clarke (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 148 | (30) |
| 1984–1987 | Birmingham City | 92 | (38) |
| 1987–1989 | Everton | 57 | (18) |
| 1989–1990 | Leicester City | 11 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Manchester City | 21 | (2) |
| 1990 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 7 | (6) |
| 1991 | → Stoke City (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 1991 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Walsall | 39 | (21) |
| 1993–1995 | Shrewsbury Town | 59 | (22) |
| 1995–1996 | Telford United | ||
| Total | 444 | (141) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1996 | Telford United (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Wayne Clarke (born 28 February 1961) is a former English professional footballer. During his career he made almost 450 appearances in the Football League, playing as a striker for several different clubs including Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Everton, Leicester City, Manchester City, Shrewsbury Town, Stoke City and Walsall. He scored nearly 150 goals. He was a member of the Everton team which finished as English league champions in 1987. He is the youngest of five brothers. His brothers Frank, Allan, Derek, and Kelvin all played league football.
Clarke was born in Wolverhampton. He joined home-town club Wolverhampton Wanderers as an associate schoolboy on his 15th birthday in 1976, despite competition from leading clubs, and became an apprentice when he left school the following year. He also represented England at schoolboy and youth level.
He signed his first professional contract in March 1978, and made his first team debut as a substitute on 9 May 1978 in a 2–1 win away to Ipswich Town. He was a member of the 16-man travelling squad when Wolves won the League Cup in 1980, but did not play. Competing for places with Andy Gray and John Richards, he was a member of the team that suffered relegation from the First Division in 1982 but reclaimed their top flight status the following season. He scored 33 goals in 170 appearances in all competitions before Ron Saunders took him to Second Division Birmingham City in 1984. The fee of £80,000 was set by tribunal and included a clause entitling Wolves to half of any profit made from a future sale of the player.
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