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William Charles 'Billy' Clarke (born 13 December 1987) is a professional Irish footballer currently without a club.

Career

Born in Cork, Clarke is a striker, a product of the Ipswich Town Academy and signed professional for the club in May 2005. He made his professional début as a substitute for Ipswich against Cardiff City in late November 2005. He was sent on loan to Colchester United at the end of the 2006 season, for first team experience. During the January 2008 transfer window, he joined Falkirk on loan. Clarke scored his first goal, a late winner, for the Scottish outfit in a crucial match against Inverness CT.Clarke scored his first league goal in the 2-1 victory over Southampton and followed it up 3 days later with the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over Coventry City, he also scored in an Ipswich derby game, against Essex side, Southend United (Ipswich won 3-1).He already has an extensive Irish International record at youth level, being one of the most capped young players for Ireland. He has made 45 appearances for Republic of Ireland at Under 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21 and has scored 14 international goals so far, his latest in a U21 International Tournament in Malaysia in May 2008. Clarke won the Irish Examiner Junior Sports Star of the year award for Soccer in 2005 and was nominated for Irish Under 19 Player of the Year award in 2006.He also made a big contribution to Ipswich's youth team in winning the FA Youth Cup in 2005, a trophy Ipswich Town had previously won over 30 years before.Clarke was transfer-listed and on 8 August 2008 went to Darlington on one month's loan (then extended to January 2009 when his contract with Ipswich expires) where he scored four times against Macclesfield Town on 30 August 2008. He also scored a vital goal in the Carling Cup against Walsall, knocking the League One side out of the cup. He joined Northampton Town on a month's loan in January.^[1] He scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 5-1 victory against Crewe Alexandra.The first hat-trick to be scored by a Cobblers player since 2002. ^[2]Clarke joined Brentford in the run-in to their attempt to be promoted out of League Two. He was recruited mainly to cover for the absence of fellow Ipswich loanee Jordan Rhodes, who was injured. Clarke scored his first goal for the Bees in the 1-1 draw at Bradford City. He ended his loan spell scoring 6 goals in 8 games and 18 goals overall during his 3 loan spells this season with Darlington, Northampton and Brentford. He was nominated twice during the season for League Two Player of the Month.Clarke was released by new manager Roy Keane on 8 May. Ntts county have announced that they are interested in signing Blly Clarke, but however he is unlikely to sign for Notts couny as Shrewsbury are already in talks to sign the young striker.

References

^ "Cobblers sign Ipswich striker". BBC Sport. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
^ "Northampton 5-1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-24.

External links

Billy Clarke Released at bbc.co.uk*Billy Clarke player profile at itfc.co.uk*Billy Clarke at Soccerbase
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[1] "Cobblers sign Ipswich striker". BBC Sport. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-01-24.

[2] "Northampton 5-1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-01-24.

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-{{Football player infobox |          playername = Billy Clarke|               image =|            fullname = William Charles Clarke|              height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}|         dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1987|12|13|df=y}}|         cityofbirth = [[Cork (city)|Cork]]|      countryofbirth = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]|         currentclub = |          clubnumber =|            position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]|               years = 2005&ndash;2009<br />2006<br />2008<br />2008<br />2009<br />2009|               clubs = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]<br />→ [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] (loan)<br />→ [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] (loan)<br />→ [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] (loan)<br />→ [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] (loan)<br>→ [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] (loan)|         caps(goals) = 49 (3)<br />{{0}}6 (0)<br />{{0}}8 (1)<br />20 (8)<br />{{0}}5 (3)<br />{{0}}8 (6)|       nationalyears = 2007&ndash;|        nationalteam = [[Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team|Republic of Ireland U21]]| nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (2)|            pcupdate = 15:59, 8 May 2009 (UTC)|            ntupdate = 12 August 2008 (UTC)}}'''William Charles 'Billy' Clarke''' (born 13 December 1987) is a professional [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[association football|footballer]] currently without a club.==Career==Born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Clarke is a striker, a product of the [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] Academy and signed professional for the club in May 2005. He made his professional début as a substitute for Ipswich against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in late November 2005. He was sent on loan to [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] at the end of the 2006 season, for first team experience. During the January 2008 transfer window, he joined [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] on loan. Clarke scored his first goal, a late winner, for the Scottish outfit in a crucial match against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]].Clarke scored his first league goal in the 2-1 victory over [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and followed it up 3 days later with the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], he also scored in an Ipswich derby game, against Essex side, [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] (Ipswich won 3-1).He already has an extensive Irish International record at youth level, being one of the most capped young players for Ireland. He has made 45 appearances for Republic of Ireland at Under 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21 and has scored 14 international goals so far, his latest in a U21 International Tournament in [[Malaysia]] in May 2008. Clarke won the Irish Examiner Junior Sports Star of the year award for Soccer in 2005 and was nominated for Irish Under 19 Player of the Year award in 2006.He also made a big contribution to Ipswich's youth team in winning the [[FA Youth Cup]] in 2005, a trophy Ipswich Town had previously won over 30 years before.Clarke was transfer-listed and on 8 August 2008 went to [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on one month's loan (then extended to January 2009 when his contract with Ipswich expires) where he scored four times against [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] on 30 August 2008. He also scored a vital goal in the [[Football League Cup|Carling Cup]] against [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], knocking the [[Football League One|League One]] side out of the cup. He joined [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] on a month's loan in January.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7840721.stm|title=Cobblers sign Ipswich striker|date=2009-01-20|accessdate=2009-01-24|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 5-1 victory against [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]].The first hat-trick to be scored by a Cobblers player since 2002. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7842906.stm|title=Northampton 5-1 Crewe|date=2009-01-24|accessdate=2009-01-24|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>Clarke joined [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in the run-in to their attempt to be promoted out of [[Football League Two|League Two]]. He was recruited mainly to cover for the absence of fellow Ipswich loanee [[Jordan Rhodes]], who was injured. Clarke scored his first goal for the Bees in the 1-1 draw at [[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]]. He ended his loan spell scoring 6 goals in 8 games and 18 goals overall during his 3 loan spells this season with Darlington, Northampton and Brentford. He was nominated twice during the season for League Two Player of the Month.Clarke was released by new manager [[Roy Keane]] on 8 May. Ntts county have announced that they are interested in signing Blly Clarke, but however he is unlikely to sign for Notts couny as Shrewsbury are already in talks to sign the young striker.
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+==Career==
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+Born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Clarke is a striker, a product of the [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] Academy and signed professional for the club in May 2005. He made his professional début as a substitute for Ipswich against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in late November 2005. He was sent on loan to [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]] at the end of the 2006 season, for first team experience. During the January 2008 transfer window, he joined [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] on loan. Clarke scored his first goal, a late winner, for the Scottish outfit in a crucial match against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]].Clarke scored his first league goal in the 2-1 victory over [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and followed it up 3 days later with the winning goal in the 2-1 victory over [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], he also scored in an Ipswich derby game, against Essex side, [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] (Ipswich won 3-1).He already has an extensive Irish International record at youth level, being one of the most capped young players for Ireland. He has made 45 appearances for Republic of Ireland at Under 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21 and has scored 14 international goals so far, his latest in a U21 International Tournament in [[Malaysia]] in May 2008. Clarke won the Irish Examiner Junior Sports Star of the year award for Soccer in 2005 and was nominated for Irish Under 19 Player of the Year award in 2006.He also made a big contribution to Ipswich's youth team in winning the [[FA Youth Cup]] in 2005, a trophy Ipswich Town had previously won over 30 years before.Clarke was transfer-listed and on 8 August 2008 went to [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on one month's loan (then extended to January 2009 when his contract with Ipswich expires) where he scored four times against [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] on 30 August 2008. He also scored a vital goal in the [[Football League Cup|Carling Cup]] against [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], knocking the [[Football League One|League One]] side out of the cup. He joined [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] on a month's loan in January.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/7840721.stm|title=Cobblers sign Ipswich striker|date=2009-01-20|accessdate=2009-01-24|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He scored a hat-trick on his debut in a 5-1 victory against [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]].The first hat-trick to be scored by a Cobblers player since 2002. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7842906.stm|title=Northampton 5-1 Crewe|date=2009-01-24|accessdate=2009-01-24|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>Clarke joined [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in the run-in to their attempt to be promoted out of [[Football League Two|League Two]]. He was recruited mainly to cover for the absence of fellow Ipswich loanee [[Jordan Rhodes]], who was injured. Clarke scored his first goal for the Bees in the 1-1 draw at [[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]]. He ended his loan spell scoring 6 goals in 8 games and 18 goals overall during his 3 loan spells this season with Darlington, Northampton and Brentford. He was nominated twice during the season for League Two Player of the Month.Clarke was released by new manager [[Roy Keane]] on 8 May. Ntts county have announced that they are interested in signing Blly Clarke, but however he is unlikely to sign for Notts couny as Shrewsbury are already in talks to sign the young striker.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/ipswich_town/8040140.stm Billy Clarke Released] at bbc.co.uk*[http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10272~33535,00.html Billy Clarke player profile] at itfc.co.uk*{{soccerbase|id=41447|name=Billy Clarke}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Billy}}{{Ireland-footy-bio-stub}}[[Category:1987 births]][[Category:People from Cork (city)]][[Category:Living people]][[Category:Football (soccer) forwards]][[Category:Republic of Ireland association footballers]][[Category:Republic of Ireland under-21 international  footballers]][[Category:Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers]][[Category:Expatriate footballers in England]][[Category:Expatriate footballers in Scotland]][[Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players]][[Category:Colchester United F.C. players]][[Category:Falkirk F.C. players]][[Category:Northampton Town F.C. players]][[Category:Darlington F.C. players]][[Category:Brentford F.C. players]][[Category:The Football League players]][[Category:Scottish Premier League players]][[it:Billy Clarke]]