Southport Central

Amby Clarke

Real Name: Ambrose Clarke
Normal Position: Left Half
Height: 5'8 1/2
Weight: 11st 2lbs
Born: 10/09/1945 (Walton, Liverpool)

A product of Southport and District League football with Ince Blundell he was signed by Billy Bingham – one of a clutch of former Evertonians on the club’s books at that time. He replaced Les Barratt and appeared in the last 11 League games in 1965-66. On Boxing Day 1966, he scored Southport’s winner v Wrexham wearing a brand new pair of boots. Overnight the boots were burnt in the fire!

A fierce competitor, he made a successful switch from midfield to full back where he employed a telling tackle and had a particularly good left foot.

After leaving Southport he had a season with Barrow – their last in the Football League – being signed by his old boss, Don McEvoy. He missed only one game with the Holker Street club. Then he spent most of the next 10 years in local football in the Merseyside area. He also had a spell coaching Marine’s youth team

He currently lives in Crosby and recently ran his own driving school.

Career: Ince Blundell, c1960-62; Everton Red Triangle; Everton, amr 27 May 1963, pro 1 June 1964; Southport, 26 Jan 1966; Barrow, 6 July 1971; Skelmersdale United, 1972; Formby, 1973; Burscough, 1977-78; Littlewoods Athletic, 1980-81



Transfers

Season Date From To Value
1965/1966 19/01/1966 EVERTON Southport Nominal
1970/1971 05/05/1971 Southport UNATTACHED Free Transfer


Player Match Stats


Statistics include the following competitions
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,

Season Apps Subs Goals
1965/1966 1100
1966/1967 3912
1967/1968 5010
1968/1969 4510
1969/1970 3711
1970/1971 3321
Total 215 6 4

Appearances & Goals

Games where player was named on the team sheet

Date Competition Venue Opponents Score
26/04/1971 League / D4H NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 - 1
23/04/1971 League / D4A STOCKPORT COUNTY 0 - 3
16/04/1971 League / D4H YORK CITY 2 - 2
12/04/1971 League / D4A BARROW 2 - 0
10/04/1971 League / D4A WORKINGTON 1 - 2
27/03/1971 League / D4A COLCHESTER UNITED 0 - 1
19/03/1971 League / D4H CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 - 0
17/03/1971 League / D4H ALDERSHOT 3 - 3
13/03/1971 League / D4A NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 3
05/03/1971 League / D4H HARTLEPOOL 5 - 0
06/02/1971 League / D4A SCUNTHORPE UNITED 0 - 2
29/01/1971 League / D4H OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 - 4
23/01/1971 League / D4A PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0 - 1
16/01/1971 League / D4A LINCOLN CITY 0 - 3
09/01/1971 League / D4H CHESTER (1885) 2 - 0
01/01/1971 Lancashire Senior Cup / 3 RH LIVERPOOL 0 - 2
26/12/1970 League / D4H WORKINGTON 1 - 0
19/12/1970 League / D4A NEWPORT COUNTY 2 - 2
12/12/1970 League / D4A EXETER CITY 1 - 2
04/12/1970 League / D4H SCUNTHORPE UNITED 5 - 1
01/12/1970 Lancashire Senior Cup / 3H LIVERPOOL 1 - 1
28/11/1970 League / D4A OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4 - 2
21/11/1970 FA Cup / 1H BOSTON UNITED 0 - 2
14/11/1970 League / D4H NOTTS COUNTY 0 - 2
10/11/1970 League / D4H BOURNEMOUTH 0 - 1
21/09/1970 League / D4H EXETER CITY 0 - 2
18/09/1970 League / D4H STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 - 0
12/09/1970 League / D4A CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 - 0
08/09/1970 League / D4H GRIMSBY TOWN 1 - 0
04/09/1970 League / D4H COLCHESTER UNITED 2 - 1
01/09/1970 League / D4A NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 - 2
29/08/1970 League / D4A BRENTFORD 1 - 0
21/08/1970 League / D4H NEWPORT COUNTY 6 - 1
19/08/1970 Football League Cup / 1A ROCHDALE 0 - 1
15/08/1970 League / D4A SOUTHEND UNITED 1 - 1
24/04/1970 League / D3H BRADFORD CITY 1 - 0
22/04/1970 League / D3A READING 0 - 8
01/04/1970 League / D3A MANSFIELD TOWN 0 - 5
28/03/1970 League / D3H ROTHERHAM UNITED 2 - 1
27/03/1970 League / D3H BARNSLEY 0 - 1
21/03/1970 League / D3A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0 - 1
17/03/1970 League / D3H ORIENT 1 - 0
14/03/1970 League / D3H TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 0
10/03/1970 League / D3A ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 - 2
03/03/1970 League / D3H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 - 0
28/02/1970 League / D3H TORQUAY UNITED 4 - 2
21/02/1970 League / D3A ROCHDALE 1 - 1
14/02/1970 League / D3A BRISTOL ROVERS 0 - 2
06/02/1970 League / D3H BURY 4 - 0
31/01/1970 League / D3A BOURNEMOUTH 0 - 1
26/12/1969 League / D3A BARROW 0 - 1
20/12/1969 League / D3A PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 - 1
15/11/1969 FA Cup / 1A LINCOLN CITY 0 - 2
08/11/1969 League / D3H MANSFIELD TOWN 0 - 1
01/11/1969 League / D3A TORQUAY UNITED 0 - 0
25/10/1969 League / D3H ROCHDALE 0 - 3
18/10/1969 League / D3A BARNSLEY 1 - 1
11/10/1969 League / D3A BURY 3 - 4
08/10/1969 League / D3H WALSALL 0 - 1
04/10/1969 League / D3H BOURNEMOUTH 3 - 0
01/10/1969 League / D3A GILLINGHAM 4 - 2
27/09/1969 League / D3A DONCASTER ROVERS 0 - 1
25/09/1969 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1A WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 - 2
20/09/1969 League / D3H STOCKPORT COUNTY 1 - 1
16/09/1969 League / D3H LUTON TOWN 0 - 3
13/09/1969 League / D3A SHREWSBURY TOWN 2 - 1
03/09/1969 Football League Cup / 2H MANCHESTER CITY 0 - 3
30/08/1969 League / D3A BRADFORD CITY 0 - 1
27/08/1969 League / D3A FULHAM 2 - 3
23/08/1969 League / D3H BARROW 1 - 0
16/08/1969 League / D3A WALSALL 0 - 4
13/08/1969 Football League Cup / 1H OLDHAM ATHLETIC 5 - 1
09/08/1969 League / D3H BRISTOL ROVERS 0 - 0
06/05/1969 League / D3H TORQUAY UNITED 2 - 2
02/05/1969 League / D3A SHREWSBURY TOWN 1 - 5
23/04/1969 League / D3H BRISTOL ROVERS 3 - 0
21/04/1969 League / D3A CREWE ALEXANDRA 3 - 3
18/04/1969 League / D3H OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3 - 1
14/04/1969 League / D3H LUTON TOWN 1 - 1
12/04/1969 League / D3A GILLINGHAM 0 - 0
08/04/1969 League / D3A LUTON TOWN 0 - 0
07/04/1969 League / D3H BARNSLEY 1 - 0
05/04/1969 League / D3H ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 - 0
01/04/1969 League / D3A WATFORD 0 - 1
29/03/1969 League / D3A BARROW 0 - 0
26/03/1969 League / D3H NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 - 0
22/03/1969 League / D3A ORIENT 2 - 0
17/03/1969 League / D3H SHREWSBURY TOWN 5 - 0
14/03/1969 League / D3H TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 2
11/03/1969 League / D3A NORTHAMPTON TOWN 0 - 1
08/03/1969 League / D3A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0 - 4
03/03/1969 League / D3H WATFORD 1 - 1
24/01/1969 League / D3H HARTLEPOOL 3 - 0
18/01/1969 League / D3A READING 0 - 1
11/01/1969 League / D3H SWINDON TOWN 1 - 1
03/01/1969 Lancashire Senior Cup / 2H BARROW 0 - 1
28/12/1968 League / D3A STOCKPORT COUNTY 0 - 3
07/12/1968 FA Cup / 2A DONCASTER ROVERS 1 - 2
30/11/1968 League / D3A BRISTOL ROVERS 1 - 2
22/11/1968 League / D3H CREWE ALEXANDRA 4 - 0
16/11/1968 FA Cup / 1A TRANMERE ROVERS 1 - 0
08/11/1968 League / D3H READING 1 - 1
06/11/1968 League / D3A HARTLEPOOL 2 - 2
02/11/1968 League / D3A SWINDON TOWN 1 - 5
25/10/1968 League / D3H STOCKPORT COUNTY 5 - 0
19/10/1968 League / D3A BOURNEMOUTH 1 - 2
16/10/1968 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1H WIGAN ATHLETIC 1 - 0
11/10/1968 League / D3H PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 2 - 0
07/10/1968 League / D3H MANSFIELD TOWN 3 - 2
05/10/1968 League / D3A WALSALL 0 - 3
28/09/1968 League / D3A ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 - 3
20/09/1968 League / D3H GILLINGHAM 4 - 2
17/09/1968 League / D3A BARNSLEY 1 - 2
14/09/1968 League / D3A OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 - 0
26/08/1968 League / D3A MANSFIELD TOWN 1 - 3
23/08/1968 League / D3A TRANMERE ROVERS 0 - 1
19/08/1968 Football League Cup / 1RA BARROW 3 - 1
17/08/1968 League / D3H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2 - 3
14/08/1968 Football League Cup / 1H BARROW 2 - 2
10/08/1968 League / D3A TORQUAY UNITED 0 - 3
14/05/1968 Liverpool Senior CupH LIVERPOOL 1 - 4
11/05/1968 League / D3A OXFORD UNITED 0 - 1
09/05/1968 Liverpool Senior CupH TRANMERE ROVERS 3 - 0
06/05/1968 League / D3H SCUNTHORPE UNITED 1 - 1
03/05/1968 League / D3H GRIMSBY TOWN 0 - 1
27/04/1968 League / D3A TORQUAY UNITED 2 - 2
24/04/1968 League / D3A GRIMSBY TOWN 0 - 2
19/04/1968 League / D3H READING 2 - 1
16/04/1968 League / D3A WALSALL 1 - 1
15/04/1968 League / D3H WALSALL 2 - 0
13/04/1968 League / D3A SWINDON TOWN 3 - 3
05/04/1968 League / D3H SHREWSBURY TOWN 0 - 0
01/04/1968 League / D3H PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2 - 1
30/03/1968 League / D3A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0 - 1
22/03/1968 League / D3H STOCKPORT COUNTY 4 - 3
15/03/1968 League / D3A TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 0
09/03/1968 League / D3A PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0 - 1
01/03/1968 League / D3H ORIENT 0 - 0
24/02/1968 League / D3A NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 - 1
16/02/1968 League / D3H OXFORD UNITED 1 - 0
10/02/1968 League / D3A BARROW 1 - 3
03/02/1968 League / D3H BRISTOL ROVERS 2 - 1
27/01/1968 FA Cup / 3H EVERTON 0 - 1
20/01/1968 League / D3A OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 - 2
06/01/1968 FA Cup / 2H RUNCORN 4 - 2
01/01/1968 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1H LIVERPOOL 1 - 2
30/12/1967 League / D3A BURY 2 - 3
26/12/1967 League / D3H BURY 2 - 2
23/12/1967 League / D3A WATFORD 1 - 0
16/12/1967 League / D3H MANSFIELD TOWN 3 - 1
09/12/1967 FA Cup / 1H LINCOLN CITY 3 - 1
02/12/1967 League / D3H TORQUAY UNITED 0 - 2
25/11/1967 League / D3A READING 1 - 1
18/11/1967 League / D3H SWINDON TOWN 1 - 1
13/11/1967 League / D3H GILLINGHAM 4 - 1
11/11/1967 League / D3A SHREWSBURY TOWN 2 - 3
04/11/1967 League / D3H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1 - 0
30/10/1967 League / D3A STOCKPORT COUNTY 3 - 4
23/10/1967 League / D3H BOURNEMOUTH 1 - 1
20/10/1967 League / D3H TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 0
14/10/1967 League / D3A ORIENT 0 - 3
07/10/1967 League / D3H NORTHAMPTON TOWN 1 - 3
04/10/1967 League / D3A BOURNEMOUTH 1 - 4
29/09/1967 League / D3H BARROW 1 - 0
15/09/1967 League / D3H OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 - 0
09/09/1967 League / D3A SCUNTHORPE UNITED 0 - 1
04/09/1967 League / D3H COLCHESTER UNITED 2 - 3
02/09/1967 League / D3A GILLINGHAM 4 - 1
26/08/1967 League / D3H WATFORD 2 - 0
23/08/1967 Football League Cup / 1A BARROW 0 - 1
19/08/1967 League / D3A MANSFIELD TOWN 2 - 4
06/05/1967 League / D4H SOUTHEND UNITED 1 - 0
28/04/1967 League / D4A TRANMERE ROVERS 2 - 1
24/04/1967 League / D4H ROCHDALE 1 - 2
22/04/1967 League / D4H BRENTFORD 2 - 0
15/04/1967 League / D4A EXETER CITY 0 - 0
10/04/1967 League / D4A ROCHDALE 1 - 1
08/04/1967 League / D4H HARTLEPOOL 3 - 1
03/04/1967 League / D4A WREXHAM 1 - 1
01/04/1967 League / D4A HALIFAX TOWN 0 - 2
28/03/1967 League / D4A BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE ) 0 - 0
27/03/1967 League / D4H BRADFORD ( PARK AVENUE ) 1 - 0
25/03/1967 League / D4H BRADFORD CITY 2 - 1
18/03/1967 League / D4A NEWPORT COUNTY 0 - 0
11/03/1967 League / D4H CHESTER (1885) 4 - 3
08/03/1967 League / D4A BRADFORD CITY 3 - 3
25/02/1967 League / D4A LUTON TOWN 0 - 0
04/02/1967 League / D4A CHESTERFIELD 1 - 2
21/01/1967 League / D4H LINCOLN CITY 2 - 1
14/01/1967 League / D4A YORK CITY 0 - 2
31/12/1966 League / D4A CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 - 1
26/12/1966 League / D4H WREXHAM 1 - 0
17/12/1966 League / D4H PORT VALE 0 - 0
10/12/1966 League / D4A SOUTHEND UNITED 1 - 0
03/12/1966 League / D4H TRANMERE ROVERS 1 - 0
29/11/1966 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 RH LIVERPOOL 3 - 2
29/10/1966 League / D4A BRENTFORD 1 - 2
24/10/1966 Lancashire Senior Cup / 1H LIVERPOOL 1 - 1
22/10/1966 League / D4H NEWPORT COUNTY 1 - 0
19/10/1966 League / D4A NOTTS COUNTY 1 - 0
30/09/1966 League / D4A STOCKPORT COUNTY 0 - 1
28/09/1966 League / D4A ALDERSHOT 1 - 4
24/09/1966 League / D4H CHESTERFIELD 1 - 2
19/09/1966 League / D4H NOTTS COUNTY 2 - 1
17/09/1966 League / D4A LINCOLN CITY 4 - 0
10/09/1966 League / D4H YORK CITY 2 - 0
05/09/1966 League / D4H ALDERSHOT 1 - 0
03/09/1966 League / D4A BARROW 2 - 2
26/08/1966 League / D4H CREWE ALEXANDRA 4 - 1
24/08/1966 Football League Cup / 1H WORKINGTON 0 - 1
20/08/1966 League / D4A PORT VALE 1 - 2
13/05/1966 League / D4A BARNSLEY 0 - 4
10/05/1966 League / D4H COLCHESTER UNITED 0 - 1
07/05/1966 League / D4H CHESTER (1885) 2 - 0
02/05/1966 League / D4A CHESTERFIELD 2 - 3
29/04/1966 League / D4A HALIFAX TOWN 2 - 1
25/04/1966 League / D4H TORQUAY UNITED 3 - 3
23/04/1966 League / D4H PORT VALE 2 - 1
20/04/1966 League / D4A BRADFORD CITY 0 - 3
15/04/1966 League / D4A CREWE ALEXANDRA 1 - 2
11/04/1966 League / D4H LINCOLN CITY 5 - 1
09/04/1966 League / D4H HALIFAX TOWN 1 - 0

Games where player has scored

Date Competition Venue Opponents Score
17/03/1971League / D4H ALDERSHOT 3 - 3
04/10/1969League / D3H BOURNEMOUTH 3 - 0
25/03/1967League / D4H BRADFORD CITY 2 - 1
26/12/1966League / D4H WREXHAM 1 - 0

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