title: John Clarke (rugby league)
text: # John Clarke (rugby league)
  
  John Clarke is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition during the 1930s and 1940s.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  Clarke played 9 seasons and 68 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1932–36, 1938 and 1940–42) seasons. A forward, Clarke was a member of Eastern Suburbs side that defeated Canterbury-Bankstown in the 1940 premiership decider.
  
  