Andy Clarke
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| Andy Clarke | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Weston Clarke | |
| Date of birth | 22 July 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Islington, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989–1991 1991–1999 1998 1999 1999–2005 |
Barnet Wimbledon → Port Vale (loan) → Northampton Town (loan) Peterborough United |
170 (17) 6 (0) 4 (0) 230 (57) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Andrew Weston (Andy) Clarke (born 22 July 1967 in Islington, London) is an English former footballer who played for Barnet, Wimbledon and Peterborough United as a striker.
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[edit] Playing career
Started his career with Barnet, he was bought by Wimbledon in February 1991 for a £250,000 fee. He made nearly 200 appearances for the Crazy Gang over the next eight years, though mostly as a substitute. He had one month loan spells with Port Vale and Northampton Town in 1998 and 1999 respectively, but with a return of one goal in every ten league appearances he left for Peterborough United on a free transfer in June 1999.
Within a year he had earned his stripes at the club, his solitary goal in the 2000 Third Division play-off Final took the Posh to the Second Division for the 2000-01 season.[1] In December 2001 he failed a random drugs test- the results being released in February the following year.[2] Accepting his explanation that it was a 'one-off' he was given a four week ban.[3] He quickly signed a new contract with the club[4] and returned to the first team. He described the 2002-03 season as his "best ever".[5] In May 2004 the 36 year old put pen to paper on a new one year contract.[6] He remained popular throughout his time at Peterborough[7] before being released in May 2005.[8]
[edit] Post-retirement
After retiring he worked on a market stall in the centre of Barnet.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Darlington's dream shattered at Wembley". BBC Sport. 28 June, 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/795140.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Clarke fails random check". BBC Sport. 13 February, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/1818808.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Clarke banned until April". BBC Sport. 6 March, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/1857719.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Clarke agrees Posh deal". BBC Sport. 3 April, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/1909238.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Clarke: My best season". BBC Sport. 6 May, 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/3005631.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Clarke signs new Posh deal". BBC Sport. 5 May, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/3686931.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Fry unhappy with Clarke". BBC Sport. 31 August, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/3614634.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Quartet free to leave Posh - Fry". BBC Sport. 24 May, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/4577063.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-14.
