Overview
He arrived at Hamilton from Ayr United in August 1940. After a very brief stay he moved on to Third Lanark. Jacky was a junior with Royal Albert and Rutherglen Glencairn and was signed by Ayr United in May 1939 along with a junior colleague, Jock Whiteford, who also went on to play for Accies. Both of them won a Scottish Junior Cup Winners medal in 1939 with the Glens in a 2-1 victory in which Jacky scored the winner.
He appeared for the Somerset side in the last Scottish League game Accies played before war was declared in September 1939. He scored three times in a 6-1 home win from the centre forward position. By trade a bricklayer.
Debut 10th August 1940 in a Southern League match away to Celtic.
Southern League 1 Appearance
Accies Career
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Full Name
John F Clark
1940
Position
Centre forward
Born
Died
Signed by
Willie McAndrew
Debut
10 August 1940
Last Game
10 August 1940
Honours
Clubs Played For
Royal Albert
Rutherglen Glencairn
Ayr United
Hamilton Academical
Third Lanark