# Clive Platt

Clive Linton Platt (born 27 October 1977) is an English former professional footballer. A forward, he made 617 appearances in the Football League, including 169 for Rochdale.
In his 19-year-long playing career, Platt also played for Walsall, Notts County, Peterborough United, Milton Keynes Dons, Colchester United, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Bury.

## Club career
### Walsall

Platt was born in Wolverhampton and began his playing career with Walsall as an apprentice in 1995. A spell of just 32 games over four years saw him loaned to Rochdale in 1999.

### Rochdale

The loan secured him a permanent move to Rochdale for a fee of £100,000 – then a club record. Platt made 169 league appearances and scored 30 goals for the club.

### Notts County

In 2003, Platt signed a monthly deal with Notts County, where he scored just three times despite being a first-team regular. An indifferent year at Peterborough United followed, where Platt scored six times.

### Milton Keynes Dons

Platt joined relegation-threatened Milton Keynes Dons in January 2005 and scored vital goals to help save the Dons from relegation under the guidance of Danny Wilson. However, the 2005–06 season was not much better for MK Dons, as they fought relegation again. Platt had a relatively fruitless campaign, but a good run of form towards the end of the season saw him finish second in the League One Player of the Month award for May and almost save the Dons from relegation.
The 2006–07 season saw MK Dons fighting for promotion from League Two. This turned out to be Platt's best season in terms of strike-rate, with him finding the net 18 times before suffering an injury that caused him to miss the first leg of a play-off tie against Shrewsbury Town and have an indifferent second leg.

### Colchester United

In July 2007, Platt was sold to Championship side Colchester United for £300,000 – six times Colchester's previous transfer record. Before the transfer, Colchester had recently lost star goal-scorers Chris Iwelumo and Jamie Cureton to Charlton Athletic and Norwich City respectively.
In the 2007–08 season, Platt was paired up front with Kevin Lisbie and scored eight goals. In the 2008–09 season, however, he had many different strike partners, including Steven Gillespie, Mark Yeates, Scott Vernon and Jermaine Easter, and he notched 10 goals. In the 2009–10 season, he was once again paired up front with Kevin Lisbie, and he scored two goals on the opening day of the season.

### Coventry City

Platt joined Coventry City on 29 July 2010. He made his first league appearance in a 2–0 victory against Portsmouth on 7 August. He also scored against Leicester City, Bristol City and Ipswich Town. On 5 November 2011, Platt scored his 100th professional league goal, aged 34, against Southampton. The match ended in a 4–2 win for Southampton.

### Northampton Town

On 25 May 2012, Platt signed for Northampton Town, where he rejoined former manager Aidy Boothroyd. He scored his first goal for the club in the league cup second round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 9 Jan 2014, it was announced that his contract had been terminated by mutual consent. This came just three weeks after Boothroyd's dismissal as manager.

### Bury

On 24 January 2014, he signed a contract with Bury until the end of the 2013–14 season. Shakers manager David Flitcroft had recruited Platt on the same day that he managed to bring in Rochdale's Andrew Tutte and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro of Tranmere Rovers.

### Retirement

Platt retired from football in October 2014 due to persistent injury problems.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Walsall | 1995–96 | Second Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Walsall | 1996–97 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Walsall | 1997–98 | Second Division | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Walsall | 1998–99 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Walsall | Total | Total | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 1999–2000 | Third Division | 41 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 10 |
| Rochdale | 2000–01 | Third Division | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| Rochdale | 2001–02 | Third Division | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 8 |
| Rochdale | 2002–03 | Third Division | 42 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 9 |
| Rochdale | Total | Total | 169 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 194 | 37 |
| Notts County | 2003–04 | Second Division | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| Peterborough United | 2003–04 | Second Division | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Peterborough United | 2004–05 | League One | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| Peterborough United | Total | Total | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2004–05 | League One | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2005–06 | League One | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2006–07 | League Two | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 18 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Total | Total | 102 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 29 |
| Colchester United | 2007–08 | Championship | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 8 |
| Colchester United | 2008–09 | League One | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 10 |
| Colchester United | 2009–10 | League One | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| Colchester United | Total | Total | 125 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 135 | 27 |
| Coventry City | 2010–11 | Championship | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Coventry City | 2011–12 | Championship | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 |
| Coventry City | Total | Total | 67 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 7 |
| Northampton Town | 2012–13 | League Two | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 7 |
| Northampton Town | 2013–14 | League Two | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Northampton Town | Total | Total | 47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 8 |
| Bury | 2013–14 | League Two | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Bury | 2014–15 | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bury | Total | Total | 19 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 617 | 110 | 33 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 692 | 125 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
* ↑ Figures include six league appearances and three goals while on loan from Walsall.
* ↑ The 27 April 2002 match against Rushden & Diamonds, listed by Soccerbase as a regular-season league match, was in fact the first leg of the play-off semifinal.
* ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in Third Division play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in League Two play-offs
* ↑ One appearance in Football League Trophy, one in League Two play-offs

## Honours

* Milton Keynes Dons Player of the Year: 2006–07