Patrick Clarke (born 18 May 1985) is a Scottish retired

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who played as a forward. Clarke started his career with

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who he played for over two spells. He has also played for Raith Rovers,

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...

, Clyde,

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and East Fife, as well as

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and

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on loan.

Career

Fife

Clarke who was born in

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started his career at Hibernian before joining

. He made his senior debut on 17 April 2004, in a 1–1 draw with

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. His next appearance was a month later, when he came on as a substitute against

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. He joined

on loan from October 2004 to January 2005. He was released by Dunfermline when he returned from his loan. Clarke then joined

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rivals Raith Rovers. He made his debut against Clyde on 12 February 2005, and scored two goals. Clarke joined

on a six-month loan in August 2005, and got his first senior

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when Arbroath beat East Stirlingshire 7–2 in November 2005. Clarke returned to Rovers in January, and remained there until the end of the season. Clarke joined another Fife club,

in July 2006. He made a great start to his career at Central Park, scoring 4 goals in his first four games. His rich vein of form continued throughout the season, and he scored 5 goals in one match versus

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in March 2007. He ended the season with 17 goals. Clarke got his third career hat-trick against former club Berwick Rangers in October 2007.

Clyde & Dundee

On 15 January 2008, it was announced Clarke had signed a pre-contract agreement with

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side Clyde. However, both clubs agreed a fee which allowed Clarke to move to

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on 29 January 2008. He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat by

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on 2 February 2008. He scored his first goal three weeks later, netting Clyde's only goal in a defeat to

, from the penalty spot. Despite scoring a double on the final day of the season in a 3–0 win over

, Clyde still finished in the playoff position due to

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winning. However, he netted once in a 6–5 aggregate win over

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in the

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semifinals, and scored a goal in both legs of the 3–0 aggregate final win over

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. Clarke's contract was terminated in June 2009, following Clyde's relegation and financial troubles. He went on to sign for

on a three-year contract.

Fife return

On 15 July 2010 it was announced that Pat Clarke had been released by Dundee so he could join

on a 2-year contract. On 1 January 2012, he signed on loan to First Division Raith Rovers. In June 2012 Clarke signed a permanent deal with the Stark's Park side following his release by Dunfermline. Clarke signed for East Fife in July 2013, playing for the side for just one season before leaving in May 2014.

Honours

Dundee *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2009–10

References

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