Thornton Clarke

Thornton Clarke
Personal information
Full name Thornton Gainsborough Clarke
Nickname(s) Tom
Date of birth (1891-11-27)27 November 1891
Place of birth Essendon, Victoria
Date of death 19 July 1916(1916-07-19) (aged 24)
Place of death Fromelles, France
Original team(s) Mt Lyell
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 Fitzroy (VFL) 4 (0)
1910–1915 Essendon Association (VFA) 88 (218)
Total 92 (218)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Career highlights
  • VFA Leading goalkicker 1914
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thornton Gainsborough "Tom" Clarke (27 November 1891 – 19 July 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and the Essendon Association Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).