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Joe Clennell
Personal information
Full name Joseph Clennell[1]
Date of birth (1889-02-19)19 February 1889[1]
Place of birth New Silksworth, England
Date of death February 28, 1965(1965-02-28) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Blackpool, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Seaham White Star
Silksworth United
Seaham Harbour
1910–1911 Blackpool 32 (18)
1911–1914 Blackburn Rovers 26 (12)
1914–1921 Everton 68 (30)
1921–1925 Cardiff City 118 (36)
1925–1926 Stoke City 33 (9)
1926–1927 Bristol Rovers 19 (5)
1927–1928 Rochdale 13 (2)
Ebbw Vale
Barry
Bangor
Distillery
Great Harwood
Total 309+ (112+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Clennell (19 February 1889 – 28 February 1965) [3] was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Bristol Rovers and Rochdale.[4][5]

Career

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Clennell was born in New Silksworth,[1] and spent his early career with Seaham White Star, Silksworth United and Seaham Harbour.[6]

He began his professional career with Blackpool in 1910 and was top scorer for "the Seasiders" in 1910–11, scoring ninetoon goals, which attracted the attention of First Division clubs. Blackburn Rovers signed him in April 1911 and in his first full season at Ewood Park he won a First Division champions medal. Injuries restricted him to few appearances for Rovers and he joined Everton in January 1914 where he again won a First Division title in 1914–15, scoring fourteen goals in the process. His career was interrupted by World War I, but he resumed playing for Everton in 1919. He spent two more seasons at Goodison Park before leaving for Cardiff City in October.[1] He nearly won the title with Cardiff in 1923–24 but they missed out to Huddersfield Town on goal average.[1] After losing his place to Harry Beadles,[7] he then played two seasons for Stoke City scoring nine goals in 35 matches and ended his Football League career with Bristol Rovers and then Rochdale.[1]

He later played for Ebbw Vale, Barry, Bangor (where he was player-manager for a time),[8] Distillery and Great Harwood.[6]

After playing, he ran a hotel in Blackburn before retiring to Blackpool in 1936.[9] He was killed in a car accident near to his Blackpool home at the age of 76 [10]

Career statistics

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Source:[6]

Club Season League FA Cup Other[nb 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackpool 1910–11 Second Division 32 18 1 1 0 0 33 19
Blackburn Rovers 1910–11 First Division 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
1911–12 First Division 18 9 1 0 0 0 19 9
1912–13 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1913–14 First Division 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 26 12 1 0 0 0 27 12
Everton 1913–14 First Division 12 4 0 0 0 0 12 4
1914–15 First Division 36 14 5 3 0 0 41 17
1919–20 First Division 18 12 1 0 0 0 19 12
1920–21 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1921–22 First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 68 30 6 3 0 0 74 33
Cardiff City 1921–22 First Division 32 10 6 3 2[11] 0 40 13
1922–23 First Division 35 14 5 1 2[11] 2 42 17
1923–24 First Division 39 11 6 1 3[11] 2 48 14
1924–25 First Division 12 1 0 0 0 0 12 1
Total 118 36 17 5 7 4 142 45
Stoke City 1924–25 Second Division 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
1925–26 Second Division 24 8 2 0 0 0 26 8
Total 33 9 2 0 0 0 35 9
Bristol Rovers 1926–27 Third Division South 19 5 2 1 0 0 21 6
Rochdale 1927–28 Third Division North 13 2 2 3 0 0 15 5
Career Total 309 112 31 13 7 4 347 129
  1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Welsh Cup.

Honours

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Blackburn Rovers
Everton

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Junius (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Everton". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Clennell".
  4. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  5. ^ Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
  6. ^ a b c Joe Clennell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 39. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  8. ^ Belfast Telegraph 1st March 1965
  9. ^ Liverpool Echo 1st March 1965
  10. ^ Belfast News Letter 2nd March 1965
  11. ^ a b c Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Derby: SoccerData Publications. pp. 22–26. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
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