&sq=&lang=en&file=File:William_Clarke,_c._1907.jpg) Clarke featured in the Taddy 'Prominent Footballers' cigarette card series in 1907 while playing for Bradford City | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Gibb Clark | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Mauchline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1949 (aged 70–71) | ||
| Place of death | Tunbridge Wells, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside-right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1896 | Kelburn | ||
| 1896–1897 | Crown Athletic | ||
| 1897–1900 | Third Lanark | 0 | (0) |
| 1898–1899 | → Arthurlie | ||
| 1899–1900 | → East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1900–1901 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | (3) |
| 1901–1905 | Aston Villa | 41 | (5) |
| 1905–1909 | Bradford City | 92 | (15) |
| 1909–1911 | Lincoln City | 35 | (1) |
| 1911–1912 | Croydon Common | ||
| Total | 188 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1897 | Scotland Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Gibb Clarke (3 March 1878 – 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger. Clarke was the first Black professional footballer to score in the English Football League, while playing for Aston Villa in December 1901.[1] He was also the second Black player to represent Scotland, after Andrew Watson, by playing for the Scotland juniors side in 1897.