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Walsall, but was unsuccessful.
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as an associate schoolboy on his 15th birthday in 1976, despite competition from leading clubs, and became an apprentice when he left school the following year.
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3023:"Wolves Heroes » Blog Archive » Young Man…..What Do You Mean 'No'?"
2693:"Wolves Heroes » Blog Archive » Young Man…..What Do You Mean 'No'?"
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2950:"Shrewsbury & Wolves: A History"
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3306:"Sporting Digest: Football"
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3087:"A History of Wolves"
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2618:"Everton (a) 1978/79"
924:Clarke was appointed
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2044:Shrewsbury Town
2008:Third Division
1917:Third Division
1859:Shrewsbury Town
1788:First Division
1748:First Division
1708:First Division
1699:Manchester City
1583:First Division
1543:First Division
1503:First Division
1383:First Division
1334:Birmingham City
1263:First Division
1222:Second Division
1181:First Division
1141:First Division
1101:First Division
1061:First Division
943:
922:
910:Shrewsbury Town
894:
892:Shrewsbury Town
882:Shrewsbury Town
878:Crewe Alexandra
858:
832:Shrewsbury Town
824:
822:Manchester City
808:Manchester City
778:
717:
673:
671:Birmingham City
665:Birmingham City
662:Second Division
513:Oxford United’s
469:
464:
429:Shrewsbury Town
425:Manchester City
417:Birmingham City
409:Football League
359:
321:
309:Shrewsbury Town
303:
285:
265:
245:
232:Shrewsbury Town
225:
213:Manchester City
207:
189:
171:
159:Birmingham City
153:
135:
92:
51:
45:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3522:
3512:
3511:
3506:
3501:
3496:
3491:
3486:
3481:
3476:
3471:
3466:
3461:
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3441:
3436:
3431:
3417:
3416:
3410:
3404:at Soccerbase
3397:
3396:External links
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2417:
2392:
2385:
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2345:"Wayne Clarke"
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2327:
2324:
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2314:Division Three
2305:
2304:
2303:
2294:
2288:First Division
2279:
2278:
2277:
2267:
2252:
2251:
2250:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2227:
2198:
2195:
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2179:
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2173:
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2167:
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1964:
1961:
1956:
1949:
1948:
1945:
1942:
1939:
1936:
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1930:
1927:
1924:
1921:
1918:
1915:
1910:
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1902:
1899:
1896:
1893:
1890:
1887:
1884:
1881:
1878:
1875:
1872:
1870:Third Division
1867:
1862:
1855:
1854:
1851:
1848:
1845:
1842:
1839:
1836:
1833:
1830:
1827:
1824:
1820:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1810:
1807:
1804:
1801:
1798:
1795:
1792:
1789:
1786:
1780:
1779:
1776:
1773:
1770:
1767:
1764:
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1758:
1755:
1752:
1749:
1746:
1740:
1739:
1736:
1733:
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1724:
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1718:
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1701:
1695:
1694:
1691:
1688:
1685:
1682:
1679:
1676:
1673:
1670:
1667:
1664:
1661:
1656:
1654:Leicester City
1650:
1649:
1646:
1643:
1640:
1637:
1634:
1631:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1619:
1615:
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1602:
1599:
1596:
1593:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1581:
1575:
1574:
1571:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1550:
1547:
1544:
1541:
1535:
1534:
1531:
1528:
1525:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1507:
1504:
1501:
1496:
1490:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1462:
1459:
1455:
1454:
1451:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1421:
1415:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1405:
1402:
1399:
1396:
1393:
1390:
1387:
1384:
1381:
1375:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1336:
1330:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1255:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1173:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1133:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1093:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1053:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1022:
1020:First Division
1017:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1002:
999:
996:
993:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
975:
971:
970:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
942:
939:
930:Telford United
926:player-manager
921:
918:
914:1994–95 season
902:1993–94 season
893:
890:
870:1992–93 season
866:Division Three
857:
854:
823:
820:
816:David Oldfield
812:Howard Kendall
777:
776:Leicester City
774:
770:Leicester City
726:Charity Shield
716:
713:
693:Third Division
672:
669:
635:First Division
468:
465:
463:
462:Playing career
460:
421:Leicester City
411:, playing for
378:
377:
373:
372:
369:player-manager
365:Telford United
362:
356:
355:
351:
350:
345:
340:
338:
334:
333:
331:
329:
327:Telford United
324:
318:
317:
314:
311:
306:
300:
299:
296:
293:
288:
282:
281:
278:
275:
268:
262:
261:
258:
255:
248:
242:
241:
238:
235:
228:
222:
221:
218:
215:
210:
204:
203:
200:
197:
195:Leicester City
192:
186:
185:
182:
179:
174:
168:
167:
164:
161:
156:
150:
149:
146:
143:
138:
132:
131:
122:
115:
110:
106:
105:
104:Senior career*
101:
100:
95:
89:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
59:
58:Place of birth
55:
54:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
28:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3521:
3510:
3507:
3505:
3502:
3500:
3499:Living people
3497:
3495:
3492:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3432:
3430:
3427:
3426:
3424:
3414:
3411:
3408:
3403:
3400:
3399:
3384:
3379:
3363:
3359:
3353:
3338:
3334:
3327:
3312:. 4 July 1995
3311:
3307:
3301:
3286:. Walsall F.C
3285:
3278:
3263:
3257:
3242:
3238:
3231:
3224:
3209:
3205:
3199:
3183:
3177:
3162:
3158:
3151:
3149:
3141:
3130:
3126:
3119:
3111:
3104:
3088:
3082:
3075:
3063:
3057:
3055:
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3010:
3003:
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2977:
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2968:
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2945:
2930:
2926:
2920:
2905:
2901:
2895:
2880:
2876:
2870:
2855:
2851:
2845:
2830:
2826:
2820:
2805:
2801:
2795:
2787:
2780:
2765:
2761:
2755:
2740:
2736:
2730:
2715:
2709:
2694:
2688:
2673:
2669:
2663:
2648:
2644:
2638:
2623:
2619:
2613:
2598:
2594:
2588:
2573:
2569:
2563:
2548:
2544:
2538:
2523:
2519:
2513:
2498:
2494:
2488:
2480:
2474:
2470:
2463:
2461:
2445:
2439:
2432:
2428:
2421:
2406:
2402:
2396:
2388:
2382:
2378:
2374:
2373:
2365:
2350:
2346:
2340:
2338:
2336:
2331:
2319:
2315:
2312:
2311:
2310:
2306:
2302:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2289:
2286:
2285:
2284:
2280:
2276:
2272:
2268:
2266:
2262:
2259:
2258:
2257:
2253:
2249:
2245:
2242:
2241:
2240:
2236:
2235:
2225:
2221:
2217:
2213:
2209:
2204:
2200:
2199:
2192:
2189:
2186:
2183:
2180:
2177:
2174:
2171:
2168:
2165:
2163:Career Total
2161:
2157:
2154:
2151:
2148:
2145:
2142:
2139:
2136:
2133:
2130:
2126:
2122:
2119:
2116:
2113:
2110:
2107:
2104:
2101:
2098:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2086:
2082:
2079:
2076:
2073:
2070:
2067:
2064:
2061:
2058:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2041:
2037:
2034:
2031:
2028:
2025:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2013:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1996:
1992:
1989:
1986:
1983:
1980:
1977:
1974:
1971:
1968:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1954:
1951:
1950:
1946:
1943:
1940:
1937:
1934:
1931:
1928:
1925:
1922:
1919:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1908:
1905:
1904:
1900:
1897:
1894:
1891:
1888:
1885:
1882:
1879:
1876:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1866:
1863:
1860:
1857:
1856:
1852:
1849:
1846:
1843:
1840:
1837:
1834:
1831:
1828:
1825:
1821:
1817:
1814:
1811:
1808:
1805:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1793:
1790:
1787:
1785:
1782:
1781:
1777:
1774:
1771:
1768:
1765:
1762:
1759:
1756:
1753:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1741:
1737:
1734:
1731:
1728:
1725:
1722:
1719:
1716:
1713:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1696:
1692:
1689:
1686:
1683:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1671:
1668:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1651:
1647:
1644:
1641:
1638:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1620:
1616:
1612:
1609:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1591:
1588:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1576:
1572:
1569:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1548:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1491:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1460:
1456:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1409:
1406:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1369:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1331:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1318:
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1296:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
988:
985:
982:
979:
976:
973:
972:
949:
946:
938:
935:
931:
927:
917:
915:
911:
907:
903:
899:
889:
887:
883:
879:
875:
871:
867:
863:
853:
851:
846:
843:
841:
837:
833:
829:
819:
817:
813:
810:, managed by
809:
804:
803:
799:
795:
791:
787:
783:
773:
771:
767:
763:
759:
755:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
734:Coventry City
731:
727:
723:
712:
710:
709:Joe Gallagher
706:
705:Stuart Storer
702:
698:
694:
690:
686:
682:
678:
668:
666:
663:
659:
654:
651:
646:
644:
640:
636:
632:
628:
624:
619:
617:
616:John Richards
613:
609:
605:
600:
597:
595:
591:
586:
583:
578:
574:
572:
571:Middlesbrough
568:
564:
560:
556:
552:
548:
543:
541:
540:Terry Butcher
537:
533:
529:
524:
522:
518:
514:
509:
507:
502:
500:
496:
492:
488:
483:
481:
476:
474:
459:
457:
453:
449:
445:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
405:
403:
399:
395:
392:Playing as a
390:
388:
384:
374:
370:
366:
357:
352:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
335:
332:
330:
328:
325:
319:
315:
312:
310:
307:
301:
297:
294:
292:
289:
283:
279:
276:
273:
269:
263:
259:
256:
253:
249:
243:
239:
236:
233:
229:
223:
219:
216:
214:
211:
205:
201:
198:
196:
193:
187:
183:
180:
178:
175:
169:
165:
162:
160:
157:
151:
147:
144:
142:
139:
133:
130:
123:
121:
116:
114:
111:
107:
102:
99:
90:
85:
82:
75:
67:
63:
56:
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30:
25:
19:
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3402:Wayne Clarke
3383:Wayne Clarke
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