| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full forward/half back | ||
| Born | County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999 – present | An Riocht | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2001-2011 | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
John Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team and with his local club St Johns GAA.
Clarke made 108 appearances for Down between League and Championship. He started at full forward and scored a point in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0–15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1] A versatile player, He played corner back in 2003 Ulster final draw and subsequent replay defeat to Tyrone. He is the older brother of Martin Clarke .
Clarke back to back Down Minor Football Championships 2000 2001. In 2006 he helped An Riocht to a Division 2 title in the 2007 he helped them to the club's first ever Division 1 title beating Kilcoo. However, in 2008 the club lost there title and went back to Division 2. 2009 he collected his second Division 2 title beating Ballyholland Harps 1–14 to 2-08. Currently plying his trade with Down Division 2 Side St Johns Drumnaquoile after moving from An Riocht in 2015.