Joe Clennell

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|fullname = Joseph Clennell

|birth_date = {{birth date|1889|2|19|df=y}}

|birth_place = New Silksworth, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|1965|02|28|1889|2|19}}

|death_place = Blackpool, England

|height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}}{{cite news |title=First Division prospects. Everton |author=Junius |newspaper=Athletic News |location=Manchester |date=22 August 1921 |page=5}}

|position = Forward

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|clubs1 = Seaham White Star

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|clubs2 = Silksworth United

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|clubs3 = Seaham Harbour

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|years4 = 1910–1911

|clubs4 = Blackpool

|caps4 = 32

|goals4 = 18

|years5 = 1911–1914

|clubs5 = Blackburn Rovers

|caps5 = 26

|goals5 = 12

|years6 = 1914–1921

|clubs6 = Everton

|caps6 = 68

|goals6 = 30

|years7 = 1921–1925

|clubs7 = Cardiff City

|caps7 = 118

|goals7 = 36

|years8 = 1925–1926

|clubs8 = Stoke City

|caps8 = 33

|goals8 = 9

|years9 = 1926–1927

|clubs9 = Bristol Rovers

|caps9 = 19

|goals9 = 5

|years10 = 1927–1928

|clubs10 = Rochdale

|caps10 = 13

|goals10 = 2

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|clubs11 = Ebbw Vale

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|clubs12 = Barry

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|clubs13 = Bangor

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|clubs14 = Distillery

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|clubs15 = Great Harwood

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|totalcaps = 309+

|totalgoals = 112+

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Joseph Clennell (19 February 1889 – 28 February 1965) {{cite web | url=https://www.brfcs.com/player-archive/joseph-clennell/ | title=Clennell }} was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Bristol Rovers and Rochdale.{{cite book |last=Matthews |first=Tony |title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City |publisher=Lion Press |year=1994 |isbn=0-9524151-0-0}}{{cite book |last=Calley |first=Roy |title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 |publisher=Breedon Books Sport |year=1992 |isbn=1-873626-07-X}}

Career

Clennell was born in New Silksworth,{{cite book |last=Matthews |first=Tony |title=The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City |publisher=Lion Press |year=1994 |isbn=0-9524151-0-0}} and spent his early career with Seaham White Star, Silksworth United and Seaham Harbour.{{ENFA}}

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. He nearly won the title with Cardiff in 1923–24 but they missed out to Huddersfield Town on goal average. After losing his place to Harry Beadles,{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | page=39 |location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}} 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.

He later played for Ebbw Vale, Barry, Bangor (where he was player-manager for a time), Belfast Telegraph 1st March 1965 Distillery and Great Harwood.

After playing, he ran a hotel in Blackburn before retiring to Blackpool in 1936. Liverpool Echo 1st March 1965 He was killed in a car accident near to his Blackpool home at the age of 76 Belfast News Letter 2nd March 1965

Career statistics

Source:

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|OtherIncludes other competitive competitions, including the Welsh Cup. !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	\|Apps	Goals
Blackpool \|1910–11 \|Second Division \|32	18	1	1	0	0	33	19
rowspan="5"\|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
colspan=2\|Total !26	12	1	0	0	0	27	12
rowspan="6"\|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
colspan=2\|Total !68	30	6	3	0	0	74	33
rowspan="5"\|Cardiff City \|1921–22 \|First Division \|32	10	6	3	2{{Cite book \| title=The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. \| first=Richard \| last=Shepherd \| publisher=SoccerData Publications \| year=2002 \| pages=22–26\|location=Derby \| isbn=1-899468-17-X}}	0	40	13
1922–23 \|First Division \|35	14	5	1	2	2	42	17
1923–24 \|First Division \|39	11	6	1	3	2	48	14
1924–25 \|First Division \|12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
colspan=2\|Total !118	36	17	5	7	4	142	45
rowspan="3"\|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
colspan=2\|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
colspan="3"\|Career Total !309	112	31	13	7	4	347	129