Jerome Clarke
Personal information
Full name Jerome Clarke
Date of birth (1951-07-15) 15 July 1951
Place of birth Drogheda, Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1980 Drogheda 212 (45)
1980–1982 Dundalk 42 (4)
1982–1983 Drogheda United 0 (0)
Total 254 (49)
International career
197?–197? League of Ireland XI 5 (?)
1978 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jerome Clarke (born 15 July 1951, in Drogheda) is an Irish former footballer.

Career

He played for Drogheda United and won his only cap for the Republic of Ireland national football team when he replaced Johnny Giles 12 minutes from time in a 3–0 friendly defeat to Poland national football team on 12 April 1978 in Łódź.[1][2]

A striker, he was part of the Drogheda team which reached the 1976 FAI Cup final which they lost 1-0 to Bohemians. After 12 seasons at his home town club he joined rivals Dundalk in July 1980.

Honours

References

  1. Stapleton, Shane (16 March 2010). "Famous Five: shortest Irish international careers". eircom. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. "Ireland's International Players". Football Association of Ireland. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.


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