108:
had reached the final for the first time. Clapham dominated the early stages of the final but the first half finished goalless. The only goal of the game came after 59 minutes, when "the energetic" Clerke scored from close range following a run from
566:
160:
Clerke was married on 26 July 1892 to
Augusta Laura Daniel and their only child, Nicholas John Clerke was born on 9 March 1912. Nicholas graduated from
551:
546:
556:
113:. The Old Etonians thus claimed the cup for the first time in what was considered to be "the poorest FA Cup Final to date".
169:
561:
412:
380:
329:
181:
161:
58:
536:
191:
By profession, Clerke was a farmer owning substantial land in
Hampshire. He died on 7 November 1944, aged 87 at
242:
137:
117:
46:
121:
428:
294:
145:
192:
42:
78:
541:
531:
165:
82:
26:
8:
105:
49:
in
December 1857. He was the fourth child of Sir William Henry Clerke (1822–1882) from
496:
408:
376:
325:
217:
185:
93:
74:
30:
373:
Association
Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900
54:
104:
on 29 March 1879. This was the Old
Etonians third Final, whereas their opponents,
177:
101:
57:, Ireland who was Principal Clerk in the Treasury and succeeded to the title of
474:
451:
269:
173:
149:
110:
525:
133:
97:
70:
345:
141:
196:
116:
In March 1880, he was selected for the international match between
86:
50:
23:
213:
504:
237:
235:
233:
230:
92:
Having scored three goals in the Old Boys' run to the
22:(8 September 1857 – 7 November 1944) was an English
144:between 1885 and 1888. He was also a member of the
405:The Early FA Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs
523:
443:
567:Men's association football outside forwards
249:. England Football Online. 12 November 2010
289:
287:
398:
396:
394:
392:
370:
352:. www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk. 29 March 1879
319:
176:in the 62nd (Northumbrian) AA Brigade,
524:
402:
313:
284:
261:
389:
188:between 27 May 1940 and 2 June 1940.
270:"Sir William Henry Clerke, 10th Bt"
13:
375:. Upfront Publishing. p. 55.
64:
61:, of Hitcham on 16 February 1861.
14:
578:
472:
449:
429:"Teams Charles Clerke played for"
346:"Old Etonians 1 Clapham Rovers 0"
322:The Complete Record of the FA Cup
267:
127:
100:for the final itself, played at
29:who scored the only goal in the
552:Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
547:People educated at Eton College
489:
466:
475:"2nd Lt. Nicholas John Clerke"
421:
364:
338:
1:
324:. Sports Books. p. 468.
223:
124:but withdrew with an injury.
7:
77:football XI. He went up to
47:St George's, Hanover Square
10:
583:
407:. SoccerData. p. 68.
202:
140:between 1880 and 1891 and
132:Clerke played cricket for
562:Old Etonians F.C. players
557:English men's footballers
155:
371:Gibbons, Philip (2001).
301:. www.cricketarchive.com
172:. He gained the rank of
36:
537:Sportspeople from Lewes
136:between 1877 and 1880,
73:and in 1878 joined the
69:Clerke was educated at
497:"Nicholas John Clerke"
403:Warsop, Keith (2004).
320:Collett, Mike (2003).
162:Corpus Christi College
81:, and represented the
43:Hanover Square, London
452:"Charles John Clerke"
295:"Charles John Clerke"
243:"Charles John Clerke"
96:, he was selected at
79:Christ Church, Oxford
184:) and was killed at
166:Cambridge University
83:University of Oxford
59:10th Baronet Clerke
41:Clerke was born at
20:Charles John Clerke
45:and christened at
16:English footballer
477:. The Peerage.com
454:. The Peerage.com
431:. Cricket Archive
350:FA Cup Final 1879
272:. The Peerage.com
94:1879 FA Cup Final
31:1879 FA Cup Final
574:
516:
515:
513:
511:
501:Casualty Details
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
470:
464:
463:
461:
459:
447:
441:
440:
438:
436:
425:
419:
418:
400:
387:
386:
368:
362:
361:
359:
357:
342:
336:
335:
317:
311:
310:
308:
306:
291:
282:
281:
279:
277:
265:
259:
258:
256:
254:
239:
193:Farnborough Park
182:Territorial Army
55:County Tipperary
582:
581:
577:
576:
575:
573:
572:
571:
522:
521:
520:
519:
509:
507:
495:
494:
490:
480:
478:
473:Lundy, Darryl.
471:
467:
457:
455:
450:Lundy, Darryl.
448:
444:
434:
432:
427:
426:
422:
415:
401:
390:
383:
369:
365:
355:
353:
344:
343:
339:
332:
318:
314:
304:
302:
293:
292:
285:
275:
273:
268:Lundy, Darryl.
266:
262:
252:
250:
247:England players
241:
240:
231:
226:
205:
178:Royal Artillery
158:
130:
102:Kennington Oval
67:
65:Football career
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
580:
570:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
518:
517:
488:
465:
442:
420:
413:
388:
381:
363:
337:
330:
312:
299:Cricket career
283:
260:
228:
227:
225:
222:
221:
220:
204:
201:
174:2nd Lieutenant
170:Master of Arts
157:
154:
150:Free Foresters
129:
128:Cricket career
126:
111:Harry Goodhart
106:Clapham Rovers
66:
63:
38:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
579:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
529:
527:
506:
502:
498:
492:
476:
469:
453:
446:
430:
424:
416:
414:1-899468-78-1
410:
406:
399:
397:
395:
393:
384:
382:1-84426-035-6
378:
374:
367:
351:
347:
341:
333:
331:1-899807-19-5
327:
323:
316:
300:
296:
290:
288:
271:
264:
248:
244:
238:
236:
234:
229:
219:
215:
212:
211:
210:
209:
200:
198:
194:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
134:Herefordshire
125:
123:
119:
114:
112:
107:
103:
99:
95:
90:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
62:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
34:
32:
28:
25:
21:
508:. Retrieved
500:
491:
479:. Retrieved
468:
456:. Retrieved
445:
433:. Retrieved
423:
404:
372:
366:
354:. Retrieved
349:
340:
321:
315:
303:. Retrieved
298:
274:. Retrieved
263:
251:. Retrieved
246:
208:Old Etonians
207:
206:
190:
159:
131:
115:
98:outside-left
91:
75:Old Etonians
71:Eton College
68:
40:
19:
18:
542:1944 deaths
532:1857 births
142:Radnorshire
526:Categories
510:8 February
481:8 February
458:8 February
435:8 February
356:8 February
305:8 February
276:8 February
253:8 February
224:References
138:Shropshire
27:footballer
216:winners:
197:Hampshire
148:and the
203:Honours
186:Dunkirk
118:England
87:cricket
51:Clonmel
24:amateur
411:
379:
328:
214:FA Cup
156:Family
146:M.C.C.
168:as a
122:Wales
37:Birth
512:2011
505:CWGC
483:2011
460:2011
437:2011
409:ISBN
377:ISBN
358:2011
326:ISBN
307:2011
278:2011
255:2011
218:1879
120:and
85:at
528::
503:.
499:.
391:^
348:.
297:.
286:^
245:.
232:^
199:.
195:,
164:,
152:.
89:.
53:,
33:.
514:.
485:.
462:.
439:.
417:.
385:.
360:.
334:.
309:.
280:.
257:.
180:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.