Martin Clark (footballer, born 1970)  Martin Clark (born 12 July 1970) is an English former footballer who last played for Northern Premier League side Chorley, retiring after a string of knee injuries in February 2010. Clark played for Crewe Alexandra and Rotherham United in The Football League. Clark began his career with Preston North End but did not make a senior appearance for them. He signed for Lancaster City where he made over 140 appearances the club before transferring to Accrington Stanley. While at Stanley, he impressed in an FA Cup match against Crewe Alexandra who signed him in 1991. However, in his three years at the club he found his opportunities limited and was released at the end of his contract. Dropping out of the football, Clark joined Football Conference side Southport. Operating in numerous defensive role at Southport while working as a postman during the day, Clark went on to make over 140 appearances and found the target 10 times. In 1996–97 former Tranmere Rovers and Rotherham United player Ronnie Moore took up his first full-time position as a manager and saw Clark as an integral part of his team. Playing mainly as a Sweeper, Clark made 52 appearances for the 'Port and scoring 5 times that season. Before the start of the season Ronnie Moore left Southport to take over the managers seat at Rotherham United, taking Clark with him. Much like his first spell in the Football League, Clark found his appearances at Rotherham limited and was unable to establish himself in the first team. After making only 29 appearances in two years he was soon on the move again. Clark re-signed for Southport for the 1999–2000 season and immediately picked up from where he left off. Re-establishing himself as a regular in the Southport back four he went on to make 50 appearances that season and finding the back of the net once. The next three years Clark make another 140 appearances for the club and scoring twice. In that time Clark was part of the side that came from behind to beat Football League opponents Notts County 4–2 at Haig Avenue in front of the BBC One show Match of the Day cameras. Heartache soon followed, despite their giant killing exploits Southport were unable to build on their performance and slumped to numerous disappointing defeats that saw manager Phil Wilson replaced by Mike Walsh. However that was unable to save them as they were relegated on the last day of the season after losing 0–3 at Stevenage Borough, with Clark visible upset by the result at the final whistle.