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Edward Augustus "Ansell" Clarke (12 August 1907 – 15 October 2002[1]) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Football

Clarke made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 7 of the 1929 season. He was appointed captain in 1937.[2]

He was the senior coach at the St Kilda Football Club from 1938 to 1940 with 28 wins from 55 matches. He was captain-coach for 1938 and 1939, until he retired as a player in May 1940.[3]

He later returned as a player for one final match in July 1940.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Vale: Arthur 'Titch' Edwards". Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Trouble in Two Senior League Football Clubs". The Argus. No. 28, 290. Melbourne. 23 April 1937. p. 15. Retrieved 19 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Ansel Clarke Retires". The Argus. No. 29, 232. Melbourne. 1 May 1940. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Football Eight New Men Chosen". The Argus. No. 29, 288. Melbourne. 5 July 1940. p. 14. Retrieved 19 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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