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CLARKE SECURES A MOVE – AT 43!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 May 2025

EXPERIENCED goalkeeper Ryan Clarke has landed himself a new club – at the ripe age of 43!
The Bristol-born stopper has agreed to join Hellenic League Premier Division side Corsham Town for next season.
Clarke has just completed the 25th season of a glittering career, which started at Bristol Rovers and took in over 650 appearances.
Six years with the Gas, taking in loans at Southend, Kidderminster and Forest Green, led to a move to Salisbury City in 2006, earning a big step to Oxford United three years later where he helped the U’s win promotion back to the EFL.
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