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Steve Clarke
Clarke as manager of Scotland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Stephen Clarke[1]
Date of birth (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963 (age 63)[1]
Place of birth Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Team information
Current team
Scotland (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Beith Juniors
1982–1987 St Mirren 200 (7)
1987–1998 Chelsea 330 (7)
Total 530 (14)
International career
1983[4] Scotland U19
1983–1985[5] Scotland U21 8 (0)
1987–1990[6] Scotland B 2 (0)
1987–1994 Scotland 6 (0)
Managerial career
1999 Newcastle United (caretaker)
2012–2013 West Bromwich Albion
2014–2015 Reading
2017–2019 Kilmarnock
2019– Scotland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Clarke (born 29 August 1963) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Scotland national team.

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland[7] 198730
198820
199410
Total60

Managerial record

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As of match played 12 October 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Newcastle United (caretaker) 28 August 1999 2 September 1999 1001000.00 [8][9]
West Bromwich Albion 8 June 2012 14 December 2013 60191526031.67 [10][9][11]
Reading 16 December 2014 4 December 2015 53191420035.85 [9]
Kilmarnock 14 October 2017 20 May 2019 79402217050.63 [12][13]
Scotland 20 May 2019 Present 72321624044.44 [14][a]
Total 2651106788041.51
  1. ↑ Clarke's profile at the Scottish Football Association website records Scotland's penalty shootout victories over Israel and Serbia in 2020 as wins;[15] most statistical resources record the outcomes of such matches as a draw, albeit the winner of the shootout progresses, and they have been counted as draws in the table.

Chelsea

Individual

Assistant Manager

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Chelsea

Scotland

Individual

Children

Brandon Clarke

References

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  1. 1 2 "Steve Clarke". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Steve Clarke: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Steve Clarke". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Steve Clarke has ALWAYS been a Kilmarnock fan and here's the proof". Daily Record. 27 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "[Scotland U21 player] Clarke, Steve". FitbaStats. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "[Scotland B player] Clarke, Steve". FitbaStats. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Stevie Clarke at the Scottish Football Association
  8. ↑ "Gullit quits Newcastle". BBC Sport. 28 August 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "Managers: Steve Clarke". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Steve Clarke named West Brom head coach after Liverpool exit". BBC Sport. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Steve Clarke sacked as West Brom head coach". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Barnes, John (14 October 2017). "Kilmarnock: Steve Clarke is named the club's new manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kilmarnock: Results/matches: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  14. ↑ Managers: Steve Clarke, Soccerbase
  15. ↑ Steve Clarke Management Statistics, Scottish Football Association
  16. ↑ Moore, Glenn (19 May 1997). "Chelsea cruelly expose Boro fault lines". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  17. ↑ Moore, Glenn (30 March 1998). "Football: Vialli's selflessness primes Chelsea's deserved victory". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  18. ↑ Shaw, Phil (14 May 1998). "Football: Zola's instant impact for Chelsea". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  19. ↑ "Steve Clarke". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  20. ↑ "West Brom: Everything you need to know about Steve Clarke". Birmingham Mail. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "Why Rangers and Celtic's bosses can't be in contention for Manager of the Year - Football Scotland". 29 March 2019.
  22. ↑ "Manager of the Year".
  23. ↑ "James Forrest, Steve Clarke & Ryan Kent win PFA Scotland annual awards". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  24. ↑ "Kilmarnock boss Steve Clarke named Ladbrokes Premiership Manager of the Year". Herald Scotland. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "Manager profile: Steve Clarke". Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "Kilmarnock: Kris Boyd and Steve Clarke win December awards". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  27. ↑ "Steve Clarke: Kilmarnock boss wins manager of the month award". BBC Sport. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "Steve Clarke: Kilmarnock boss collects third monthly manager award in a row". BBC Sport. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

Other websites

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