Ollie Clarke

Oliver Anthony Clarke (born 29 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Bristol Rovers.

Ollie Clarke
Clarke playing for Bristol Rovers in 2014
Personal information
Full name Oliver Anthony Clarke[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992[2]
Place of birth Sea Mills, Bristol, England[3]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[4]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2009 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Bristol Rovers 235 (20)
2010 → Gloucester City (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Mangotsfield United (loan) 15 (3)
2012 → Clevedon Town (loan) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:32, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

Bristol Rovers

After progressing through the Bristol Rovers youth system, Clarke joined the professional ranks at The Pirates in 2009, alongside fellow youth team graduates Eliot Richards, Neikell Plummer, Dan Cayford, Mark Cooper, George Booth, Steve Kingdon and Jack McKenna.[5] Of this group only Clarke and Richards made any senior appearances.

Clarke failed to make any first team appearances in his first year as a Bristol Rovers player, so early in his second season he was sent out on loan to injury-stricken Gloucester City.[6] He played four games for The Tigers, three in the Conference North and one in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.[7] Shortly afterwards he was loaned to Southern League side Mangotsfield United, who he joined on Christmas Eve 2010 initially for a month.[8] He remained there for the maximum 3-month period permitted by Southern League rules after the spell was extended and he made a total of 15 appearances, all in the league, and scored three times.[9]

He eventually made his debut for Bristol Rovers in their final game of the 2010–11 season, when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Harry Pell against Colchester United at the Colchester Community Stadium.[10] His hopes of continuing to play first team football after the 2011 summer break were dashed however when he suffered a rupture to his anterior cruciate ligament on his first day back in training, leaving him unable to play for several months while he recovered from reconstructive surgery. His first goal for Rovers came against Portsmouth on 21 December 2013, it was well taken from the edge of the box to score the first in a 2–0 win[11]

On 18 March 2014, Clarke signed a new two-year contract extension with the Pirates. He played 1 season with Rovers in the Conference, whilst achieving promotion via the playoffs. He scored 4 goals in this successful season.[12]

The following season, Clarke scored two goals for Rovers including a wonder goal against Newport County [13] His defensive and attacking efforts helped his team achieve promotion to Football League One after finishing in 3rd place. In the following summer, he signed a new deal with the club as he stated that he is "really looking forward to the challenges ahead this season".[14]

2016–17 season proved to be successful for Clarke. He was rewarded for his fine performances when on 8 March 2017 he signed a new contract.[15] During the same month he hit a purple patch scoring 2 goals in 3 games in a vital 2–0 victory away to Oxford United [16] and a 2–1 victory at home to Chesterfield during which he scored just 30 seconds into the match.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2010–11[18] League One 1000000010
2011–12[19] League Two 00000000-0
2012–13[20] League Two 5000100060
2013–14[21] League Two 322500000372
2014–15[22] Conference Premier 27410—3[lower-alpha 1]0294
2015–16[23] League Two 33200101[lower-alpha 2]0352
2016–17[24] League One 30420202[lower-alpha 3]0364
2017–18[25] League One 40110102[lower-alpha 3]0441
2018–19[26] League One 40620213[lower-alpha 3]1478
2019–20[27] League One 27130202[lower-alpha 3]0341
Total 235201409113127122
Gloucester City (loan) 2010–11[7] Conference North 3010—0040
Mangotsfield United (loan) 2010–11[9] SL Division One South & West 153——00153
Clevedon Town (loan) 2011–12[28] SL Division One South & West 5000—4[lower-alpha 4]191
Career total 258231509117229926
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
  2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  4. Two appearances in Southern Football League Cup, two appearances and one goal in Somerset Premier Cup

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–2012. London: Headline. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-7553-6231-8.
  3. "Bristol Rovers player contracts - who is likely to stay?". Bristol Post. 8 June 2016.
  4. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  5. "Squad numbers announced". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. "Clarke is sett to face the Badgers". This is Gloucestershire. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  7. "Ollie Clarke". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  8. "Lenny 1883" (24 December 2010). "Clarke Moves To Mangotsfield". Vital Football. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  9. "First Team – Players & Coaches – Ollie Clarke". MUFC Online. Pitch Hero Ltd. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  10. "Colchester 2–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  11. "Bad news for Ollie Clarke". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  12. "OLLIE CLARKE SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION". Bristol Rovers FC. 18 March 2014.
  13. "League Two: Newport County 1-4 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport.
  15. "Ollie Clarke: Bristol Rovers midfielder extends deal at League One club". BBC Sport. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  16. "Oxford United 0 Bristol Rovers 2: Pirates go eight unbeaten and move to eighth in League One table". Bristol Post. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  17. "Bristol Rovers 2 Chesterfield 1: Rovers bounce back from Bury defeat to keep play-off hopes alive". Bristol Post. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  18. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  19. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  20. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  21. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  22. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  23. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  24. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  25. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  26. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  27. "Games played by Ollie Clarke in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  28. "Ollie Clarke Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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