Born
Ballymena
Norman Clarke
Statistics
- Apps
- 227 (1)
- Goals
- 48
- 1
- -
- Goals/game
- 0.21
- Minutes
- 20,267*
- Seasons
- 7
Club spells
First Spell
Joined: 30 Apr 1958 · Left: 15 Aug 1969
Other clubs played for
Managers played under
| Manager | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Twentyman | 19 Mar 1960 | 10 Feb 1962 | 82 |
| George Smith | 29 Oct 1966 | 27 Jan 1968 | 53 |
| Norman Clarke | 3 Dec 1966 | 14 Jan 1967 | 8 |
| David Hickson | 23 Sep 1967 | 14 Dec 1968 | 36 (1) |
| Alex Parker | 27 Jan 1968 | 8 Mar 1969 | 31 (1) |
Timeline
Signed
First competitive appearance
Cliftonville 3–1 Ballymena United· Ulster Cup
First competitive goal
Cliftonville 1–5 Ballymena United· City Cup
Ulster Cup winners medal
Ballymena United 3–1 Glenavon· Ulster Cup
100 competitive appearances
Ballymena United 5–2 Bangor· Irish League
200 competitive appearances
Crusaders 1–0 Ballymena United· Irish Cup
Last goal
Ballymena United 3–1 Derry City· City Cup
Last appearance
Ballymena United 1–2 Distillery· Irish Cup
Recorded contract end
Appearances (228)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1969 | Ballymena United | 1–2 | Distillery | Irish Cup1968-1969 | L |
| 26 Feb 1969 | Ballymena United | 2–0 | Carrick | Irish Cup1968-1969 | W |
| 22 Feb 1969 | Ballymena United | 0–0 | Distillery | City Cup1968-1969 | D |
| 1 Feb 1969 | Glentoran | 3–1 | Ballymena United | City Cup1968-1969 | L |
| 25 Jan 1969 | Ballymena United | 1–1 | Glenavon | Irish League1968-1969 | D |
| 22 Jan 1969 | Cliftonville | 0–3 | Ballymena United | Irish League1968-1969 | W |
| 18 Jan 1969 | Ballymena United | 1–4 | Ards | Irish League1968-1969 | L |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Distillery | 2–2 | Ballymena United | Irish League1968-1969 | D |
| 4 Jan 1969 | Ballymena United | 2–2 | Glentoran | Irish League1968-1969 | D |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Ballymena United | 5–0 | Coleraine | Irish League1968-1969 | W |
| 25 Dec 1968 | Bangor | 1–1 | Ballymena United | Irish League1968-1969 | D |
| 21 Dec 1968 | Ballymena United | 3–2 | Portadown | Irish League1968-1969 | W |
| 14 Dec 1968 | Crusaders | 2–1 | Ballymena United | Irish League1968-1969 | L |
| 7 Dec 1968 | Derry City | 5–1 | Ballymena United | Irish League1968-1969 | L |
| 30 Nov 1968 | Ballymena United | 1–2 | Linfield | Irish League1968-1969 | L |
| 5 Oct 1968 | Portadown | 0–1 | Ballymena United | Irish League1968-1969 | W |
| 24 Apr 1968 | Ballymena United | 3–1 | Portadown | City Cup1967-1968 | W |
| 20 Apr 1968 | Distillery | 2–0 | Ballymena United | City Cup1967-1968 | L |
| 16 Apr 1968 | Crusaders | 2–0 | Ballymena United | City Cup1967-1968 | L |
| 15 Apr 1968 | Ballymena United | 3–1 | Derry City | City Cup1967-1968 | W |
| 13 Apr 1968 | Ballymena United | 1–1 | Glentoran | City Cup1967-1968 | D |
| 11 Apr 1968 | Ards | 1–1 | Ballymena United | City Cup1967-1968 | D |
| 6 Apr 1968 | Ballymena United | 1–1 | Coleraine | City Cup1967-1968 | D |
| 2 Apr 1968 | Cliftonville | 2–2 | Ballymena United | City Cup1967-1968 | D |
| 30 Mar 1968 | Larne | 1–0 | Ballymena United | County Antrim Shield1967-1968 | L |
| 23 Mar 1968 | Bangor | 0–4 | Ballymena United | City Cup1967-1968 | W |
| 9 Mar 1968 | Ballymena United | 3–0 | Albert Foundry | County Antrim Shield1967-1968 | W |
| 24 Feb 1968 | Ballymena United | 5–2 | Cliftonville | Irish League1967-1968 | W |
| 17 Feb 1968 | Crusaders | 1–0 | Ballymena United | Irish Cup1967-1968 | L |
| 10 Feb 1968 | Cliftonville | 1–5 | Ballymena United | Irish League1967-1968 | W |
Goals scored (48)
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Result | Minute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1968 | Ballymena United | 3–1 | Derry City | City Cup1967-1968 | W | 41′ |
| 2 Apr 1968 | Cliftonville | 2–2 | Ballymena United | City Cup1967-1968 | D | 57′ |
| 9 Mar 1968 | Ballymena United | 3–0 | Albert Foundry | County Antrim Shield1967-1968 | W | 11′ |
| 13 Jan 1968 | Glenavon | 3–1 | Ballymena United | Irish League1967-1968 | L | 24′ |
| 30 Dec 1967 | Ballymena United | 4–5 | Linfield | Irish League1967-1968 | L | 60′ |
| 26 Dec 1967 | Coleraine | 7–2 | Ballymena United | Irish League1967-1968 | L | 58′ |
| 25 Dec 1967 | Ballymena United | 5–2 | Portadown | Irish League1967-1968 | W | ? |
| 23 Dec 1967 | Distillery | 0–2 | Ballymena United | Irish League1967-1968 | W | 74′ |
| 16 Dec 1967 | Ballymena United | 3–1 | Bangor | Irish League1967-1968 | W | 19′ |
| 16 Dec 1967 | Ballymena United | 3–1 | Bangor | Irish League1967-1968 | W | 60′ |
| 25 Aug 1967 | Coleraine | 1–4 | Ballymena United | Ulster Cup1967-1968 | W | 56′ |
| 18 Mar 1967 | Ballymena United | 3–1 | Linfield | City Cup1966-1967 | W | 65′ |
| 11 Feb 1967 | Ballymena United | 2–0 | Glenavon | Irish League1966-1967 | W | 4′ |
| 4 Feb 1967 | Crusaders | 4–3 | Ballymena United | Irish League1966-1967 | L | 61′ |
| 7 Jan 1967 | Ballymena United | 4–0 | Distillery | Irish League1966-1967 | W | 26′ |
| 20 Jan 1962 | Ballymena United | 7–0 | Cliftonville | Irish League1961-1962 | W | 10′ |
| 30 Dec 1961 | Distillery | 1–4 | Ballymena United | Irish League1961-1962 | W | 67′ |
| 26 Dec 1961 | Ballymena United | 4–2 | Linfield | Irish League1961-1962 | W | 64′ |
| 25 Dec 1961 | Bangor | 0–4 | Ballymena United | Irish League1961-1962 | W | 83′ |
| 23 Dec 1961 | Portadown | 3–1 | Ballymena United | Irish League1961-1962 | L | 23′ |
| 18 Nov 1961 | Ballymena United | 7–0 | Derry City | City Cup1961-1962 | W | 4′ |
| 4 Nov 1961 | Ballymena United | 8–1 | Cliftonville | City Cup1961-1962 | W | 14′ |
| 9 Sep 1961 | Ards | 2–5 | Ballymena United | City Cup1961-1962 | W | 58′ |
| 5 Sep 1961 | Glentoran | 4–1 | Ballymena United | Gold Cup1961-1962 | L | 40′ |
| 2 Sep 1961 | Coleraine | 3–1 | Ballymena United | Ulster Cup1961-1962 | L | 54′ |