Stuart Roy Clarke

Clarke at Saint George's Park in front of his photograph, "Looking Up"

Stuart Roy Clarke is an English documentary photographer, author, exhibition-artist, speaker. His major works include The Homes of Football and Cumbria Surrounded and Glastonbury All Mine.

Career

After several years of working for local newspapers in Hertfordshire and as a freelance photographer for the magazine Time Out in London, Clarke went to live in The Lake District, where he began The Homes of Football in 1990.[failed verification]

Clarke on photographic assignment in front of Carlisle flag at an England football match abroad in 2004

The football opus,[clarification needed] documenting the changing face of the game, was self-funded initially but then evolved into a touring exhibition hired by various municipalities and shown in 80 museums and art galleries over a 15-year period. In 1997 Clarke also opened a permanent gallery to his football work in Ambleside, in the English Lake District. The gallery closed in 2012.[failed verification]

Exhibitions

Exhibitions (UK unless specified)

Semi-permanent exhibitions

Critical response

Football commentator John Motson called the work "a unique and wonderful collection of football scenes. Stuart Clarke puts a new perspective on the game". Former player and manager Bryan Robson said that "Stuart Clarke has brought to life the international game of football with a series of outstanding, innovative and often witty photographs". Former Prime Minister and Newcastle United F.C. supporter Tony Blair called the Homes of Football "a must for any football fan. It is an excellent collection of outstanding photographs which truly capture the passion of the game. It really is a gem".

Books

Television

Mentions in published works

References

  1. 1 2 Clarke, Stuart Roy. "The Homes of Football".
  2. ↑ Clarke, Stuart. Cumbria Surrounded: Somewhere Across a Promised Land (Stuart Roy Clarke Trilogy). SRC Books. ISBN 9780952800453.
  3. 1 2 Clarke, Stuart (18 April 2023). Glastonbury All Mine. Relegation Books. ISBN 979-8986767000.
  4. ↑ Skelton, Helen (5 May 2005). "Homes of Football - Football heaven comes to Cumbria". BBC Cumbria.
  5. ↑ "The Game: football through the lens of Stuart Roy Clarke – in pictures". The Guardian. 20 March 2018. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 October 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ↑ "The Game: 30 Years Through The Lens Of Stuart Roy Clarke". National Football Museum. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Football photographer's work showcased at Manchester exhibition". News and Star. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Football gallery to leave Cumbria". 14 January 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Supporting art". Chronicle Live. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Clarke, Stuart Roy (2018). THE GAME. Bluecoat Press. ISBN 978-1908457455. OCLC 1048099232.
  11. ↑ CLARKE, STUART ROY. (2019). GAME REVISITED. [S.l.]: THE BLUECOAT PRESS. ISBN 978-1908457516. OCLC 1105936300.
  12. ↑ Clarke, Stuart Roy (31 July 2020). The Game. Relegation Books. ISBN 9780984764891.
  13. ↑ Homes of Football, BT Sport In Focus with Stuart Roy Clarke HD, archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 10 February 2019
  14. ↑ "BBC - Christmas University Challenge alumni line-up announced - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  15. ↑ cajocodesign. "Festival 2025". 11mm. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Williams, John (28 October 2024). Football in Wind and Rain The British Game. Brighton: Pitch Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781801507660.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  17. ↑ https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/football-wind-and-rain
  18. ↑ National Football Museum (25 September 2025). The Story of Football in 100 Objects. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780008729141.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  19. ↑ https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-story-of-football-in-100-objects?variant=53517619265915