Peter Clarke (footballer)
Peter Michael Clarke (born 3 January 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Championship side Huddersfield Town, for whom he is club captain.
Clarke began his career with Everton, during his time there he made nine league appearances and had loan spells with Blackpool, Port Vale and Coventry City. He then joined Blackpool on a permanent basis in 2004, where he also captained the club. He has also captained Southend United who he joined in 2006, before joining Huddersfield Town in 2009. He helped the "Terriers" to win promotion out of League One via the play-offs in 2012.
He won the Player of the Season award at Blackpool, Southend and Huddersfield (twice) in the 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons respectively. Clarke also gained eight caps for the England under-21 team between 2002 and 2003.
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