Ambrose Clarke

Growing up Peel Road, Bootle, Liverpool, Clarke started his football career in local amateur side Red Triangle before being signed up by Everton. Amidst the high-flying side dubbed the 'Mersey Millionaires' he never made his mark and, aged 20, moved to Southport in January 1966, winning promotion to the Third Division with them at the end of that season. In five and a half years at Haig Avenue he was a virtual ever-present, making 197 league appearances and scoring four goals. In 1970 Southport dropped back to the Fourth Division, and in the close season of 1971 Clarke transferred to another Fourth Division club, Barrow. He was also more or less an ever-present there, turning out for 46 appearances in 1971–72.