About Edwin Clare
Lived 1883 – 1944 (aged 60–61). Edwin Clare was an association football player.
Life and career William Edwin Clare was born in Basford, Nottinghamshire, on 21 September 1883, the son of a coal-mining contractor. He played local football for clubs including Kirkby Rovers, Bentinck Colliery Welfare and Mansfield Woodhouse, and made five more league appearances the following season. before continuing his career as a club professional with West Norfolk, Redcar of the North Yorkshire and South Durham League, and Ribblesdale League club Burnley St Andrew's, whose local newspaper described him as a "powerful-looking young fellow", "a fast bowler and good bat".
In 1904, while a Notts County player, he received the Certificate of the Royal Humane Society for rescuing a child from the Grantham Canal:
Clare died in 1944 in Edmonton, Middlesex.
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Who was Edwin Clare?
association football player (1883-1944)
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Edwin Clare was born on 21 September 1883 in Basford.
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Edwin Clare died in 1944 in Edmonton.
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Edwin Clare was an association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Edwin Clare. https://biography.guide/edwin-clare/
MLA: "Edwin Clare." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/edwin-clare/.
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