M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Midfielder
1955 ๐ 1 | โ 1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #444 |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1955 | Free |
Football League First Division |
๐ 1 | โ
1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #444 |
๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 |
Cards ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Norman Frederick Michael Clarke
Personal Profile
Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 October 1934 | Aston ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record
1953- Aston Villa Youth
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Previous Clubs
Previous Clubs
Aston Boys ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1953-54 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Transfer In
Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953-54 | 1 July 1953 | 18 | Youth | Aston Villa Youth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | George Martin ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Played Under
Managers
Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 1955 ๐ 1 | โ 1 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 |
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Career Summary
๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Competition Record
๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games ๐, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954-55 | 19 | D1 | 6th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Goalkeeping Record
GK # | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Honours
Villa Honours
Played for the Villa
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Debuts & Dates
Season | First Squad | Manager |
|---|---|---|
1954-55 | ๐ฅ 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
|---|---|---|---|
1954-55 | ๐ฅ 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|
Did not Score |
Game # | First Assist |
|---|---|
Did not Assist |
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
|---|---|
Did not Play as Goalkeeper |
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
1954-55 | ๐ฅ 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley | 20 | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
|---|---|---|
1954-55 | ๐ฅ 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Loans Out
Loans
None
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Transfer Out
Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956-57 | July 1956 | 21 | Free | Torquay United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Eric Houghton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Subsequent Clubs
Subsequent Clubs
1956- Torquay United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South
๐ 54 | โฝ 0 | (League)
Retired
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Quotes
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Biography
Player #444 for Aston Villa, Norman Frederick MichaelClarke, nicknamed Nobby, played as a midfielder for the club in the wing half position.
Nobby played for Villa in 1954-55 making a single appearance.
Nobby was born in Aston, less than a mile from Villa Park, on 31 October 1934 and made his sole appearance for Villa on Saturday, 5 February 1955 aged 20.
Villa had signed Nobby from Aston Boys in 1950 as a junior and he signed professional forms with the club in July 1953.
Following his single appearance for the club, Norman moved on to Torquay United.
Nobby had played under Villa manager Eric Houghton.
Nobby passed away in Bridgewater on 11 November 1997 aged 63.
Died
11 November 1997, Aged 63
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Appearances
1
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Starts
1
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
|---|
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
|---|
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Goals Scored
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
|---|
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Assists Made
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
|---|
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Cards Received
๐จ
0
๐ฅ
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
|---|
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
International Record
International Career | Caps with Villa |
|---|---|
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
Matches
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #444 |
๐ฅ 5 Feb 1955, Villa 1-6 Charlton, The Valley
Game #2330
Division One
Manager: Eric Houghton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Billingborough, 1953-1958
Referee: George Sawyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Weston-super-Mare, 1951-1955
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-6
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Season | 1954-55 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #70 |
Saturday, 5 February 1955
Scorer(s) | Colin Gibson | 42' |
Assist(s) | None
Teams
GK Keith Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Peter Aldis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stan Lynn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
M Nobby Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
M Vic Crowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Norman Lockhart | ๐ฌ๐ง |
W Colin Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Peter McParland | ๐ฌ๐ง |
F Johnny Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Derek Pace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Bartram, Townsend, Campbell, Fenton, Pembery, Ufton, Firmani (g) (g) (g) (g) (g), Hurst, Ayre, Leary, Kiernan (g),
Manager: Jimmy Seed.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Nobby Clarke
๐ฅ
| 2' Goal, 0-1, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
๐ฅ
| 4' Goal, 0-2, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
๐ฅ
| 33' Goal, 0-3, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
โฝ | 42' Goal, 1-3, Colin Gibson
๐ | HT Charlton Athletic 3-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 62' Goal, 1-4, (Charlton Athletic), Firmani
๐ฅ
| 79' Goal, 1-5, (Charlton Athletic), Kiernan
๐ฅ
| 83' Goal, 1-6, (Charlton Athletic, pen), Firmani
๐ | FT Charlton Athletic 6-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Injury ravaged Villa make 7 changes including the entire front line and come a cropper at the Valley.
Eric Houghton's Villa end a run of eight games unbeaten with a hammering at the hands of Charlton to make it nine wins, six draws and twelve defeats after twenty seven division one matches.
Meanwhile, centre back Frank Moss made his final appearance for Villa. Frank played for Villa between 1938-39 and 1954-55 making 314 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Whilst, Norman Clarke made his one and only appearance for Villa after moving from Mansfield Town in January 1955. Clarke would move on to Crystal Palace in July 1955.