John Clarke (Gaelic footballer)

Irish Gaelic footballer

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John Clarke
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full forward/half back
Born	County Down, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
1999 – present	An Riocht
Club titles
Down titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2001-2011	Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0

John Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team and with his local club St Johns GAA.

Clarke made 108 appearances for Down between League and Championship. He started at full forward and scored a point in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0–15 to 0-16 by Cork. A versatile player, He played corner back in 2003 Ulster final draw and subsequent replay defeat to Tyrone. He is the older brother of Martin Clarke .

Club

Clarke back to back Down Minor Football Championships 2000 2001. In 2006 he helped An Riocht to a Division 2 title in the 2007 he helped them to the club's first ever Division 1 title beating Kilcoo. However, in 2008 the club lost there title and went back to Division 2. 2009 he collected his second Division 2 title beating Ballyholland Harps 1–14 to 2-08. Currently plying his trade with Down Division 2 Side St Johns Drumnaquoile after moving from An Riocht in 2015.

Honours

2 Down Minor Championship 2000 2001
1 Down Division 1 Football League 2007
2 Down Division 2 Football League 2006 2009
1 Ulster Minor Football Championship 1999
1 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 1999
1 Dr McKenna Cup 2008

References

"All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.

v t e Down – 1999 All-Ireland Minor Football Champions (3rd title)
1 J. Sloan 2 J. Clarke 3 B. Grant 4 M. Doran 5 B. Kearney 6 L. Doyle (c) 7 C. Murtagh 8 L. Sloan 9 B. Coulter 10 D. McGrady 11 M. Walsh 12 R. Murtagh 13 P. J. McAlinden 14 J. Fegan 15 R. Sexton

v t e Down – 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
1 B. McVeigh 2 D. McCartan 3 D. Gordon 4 D. Rafferty 5 D. Rooney 6 K. McKernan 7 C. Garvey 8 P. Fitzpatrick 9 K. King 10 D. Hughes 11 M. Poland 12 B. Coulter (c) 13 P. McComiskey 14 J. Clarke 15 M. Clarke Sub used 25 C. Maginn for J. Clarke 20 B. MacArdle for D. Rafferty 29 A. Branagan for K. King 30 C. Laverty for M. Poland 27 R. Murtagh for P. McComiskey Subs not used D. Alder A. Carr J. Colgan L. Howard D. O'Hagan M. Doran A. Rodgers R. Sexton J. Browne G. McArdle K. Anderson A. McArdle P. Devlin K. Duffin L. Lennon C. Murdock Manager J. McCartan Backroom team B. McIver P. Tally J. Johnston

Down – 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Sub used: 25 C. Maginn for J. Clarke; 20 B. MacArdle for D. Rafferty; 29 A. Branagan for K. King; 30 C. Laverty for M. Poland; 27 R. Murtagh for P. McComiskey

Subs not used: D. Alder; A. Carr; J. Colgan; L. Howard; D. O'Hagan; M. Doran; A. Rodgers; R. Sexton; J. Browne; G. McArdle; K. Anderson; A. McArdle; P. Devlin; K. Duffin; L. Lennon; C. Murdock

Manager: J. McCartan

Backroom team: B. McIver; P. Tally; J. Johnston

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