youthclubs years youthyears clubs caps birth_place goals position birth_date article_title name
walsall -- 1978 1978 1968 -- 1970 1970 -- 1976 1976 -- -- walsall -lrb- loan -rrb- wolverhampton wanderers oxford united orient → carlisle united 6 5 178 36 1 willenhall , staffordshire , england 2 0 35 6 0 forward 19 february 1950 derek clarke
 derek clarke
derek clarke

derek clarke -lrb- born 19 february 1950 -rrb- is an english former professional footballer who played in the football league as a forward for walsall , wolverhampton wanderers , oxford united , where he spent the majority of his career , orient and carlisle united .
he is the third of five footballing brothers , the others being allan , frank , kelvin and wayne , who all played league football .
clarke was born in willenhall , and began his professional career at nearby walsall .
he joined wolverhampton wanderers in 1968 , but made just five appearances in two full seasons for the first division club before moving to oxford united in october 1970 .
he spent six years at oxford , making 178 second division appearances , then left the manor ground when the club was relegated in 1976 .
he then joined orient , where he spent two seasons , which included an appearance in the semi-final of the 1977 -- 78 fa cup and a loan spell at carlisle united , before injury forced his retirement .
