Steve Clarke

Steve Clarke
Clarke as manager of Scotland in 2019
Personal information
Full name Stephen Clarke
Date of birth (1963-08-29) 29 August 1963 (age 63)
Place of birth Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
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 Scotland U19
1983–1985 Scotland U21 8 (0)
1987–1990 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

International

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

Managerial record

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
West Bromwich Albion 8 June 2012 14 December 2013 60191526031.67
Reading 16 December 2014 4 December 2015 53191420035.85
Kilmarnock 14 October 2017 20 May 2019 79402217050.63
Scotland 20 May 2019 Present 72321624044.44
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; 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.

Honours

Player

Chelsea

Individual

Assistant Manager

Chelsea

Manager

Scotland

Individual

Children

Brandon Clarke

References

  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.

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