John Clark (footballer, born 1941)

For other people named John Clark, see John Clark (disambiguation).

John Clark

Personal information
Full name	John Clark
Date of birth	(1941-03-13) 13 March 1941
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s)	Left half
Youth career
	Larkhall Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1971	Celtic	182	(1)
1971–1973	Morton	54	(0)
Total		236	(1)
International career
1966–1967	Scotland	4	(0)
1966–1967	Scottish League XI	2	(0)
Managerial career
1984–1985	Cowdenbeath
1986	Stranraer
1987–1992	Clyde
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Clark (born 13 March 1941) is a former Scottish international footballer and member of the Celtic team nicknamed the Lisbon Lions.

Playing career

Born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, he was part of the Celtic team that won the European Cup in 1967. Clark is perhaps the most unheralded player among the Lisbon Lions team. His undramatic style of team play in sweeping up beside fellow centre back, Billy McNeil, was integral to the success of the team. His role as Celtic's sweeper earned him the nickname "The Brush."

Clark earned four caps for Scotland all in his time with Celtic.

He left Celtic for Morton in 1971, where he retired two years later from playing.

After playing

Clark enjoyed a managerial career with Cowdenbeath, Stranraer and Clyde in the 1980s and early 90s.

His son Martin also became a professional footballer, with Clyde, Nottingham Forest and Partick Thistle in the 1990s.

John Clark is currently employed by Celtic as their kit man, a position he has held for two decades - making him the second-longest ever serving Celt, after Willie Maley.

External links

• John Clark career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• John Clark at scottishfa.co.uk