title: Norman Clarke (footballer)
text: # Norman Clarke (footballer)
  
  Norman Samson Clarke (born 1 April 1942) is a Northern Irish retired footballer, best remembered for his two spells as an outside left in the Irish League with Ballymena United. He also served the club as caretaker manager during the 1966–67 season. Clarke's Ballymena United spells were bisected by four years with Football League club Sunderland, where an anterior cruciate ligament injury ended his full-time career.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  Following the end of his second spell with Ballymena United, Clarke returned to Sunderland and worked for an electronics firm. He later moved to London and scouted for Liverpool.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
  Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
  
  | Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Sunderland | 1962–63 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | Career total | Career total | Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  