John Clarke

John Clarke is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland, who plays for the Down senior inter-county football team and with his local club St Johns. He made 108 appearances for Down between league and championship, started at full forward and scored a point in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final, in which Down were beaten 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork, and played at corner back in the drawn 2003 Ulster final and the replay defeat to Tyrone. A versatile player, he is the older brother of Martin Clarke. He won Down Minor Championships in 2000 and 2001 and, with An Riocht, Division 2 titles in 2006 and 2009 and the club's first Division 1 title in 2007, beating Kilcoo. His honours also include the 1999 Ulster and All-Ireland Minor Championships and the 2008 Dr McKenna Cup. He moved to St Johns Drumnaquoile in 2015.