J. Clarke · career
James Anthony John Clarke
Center Back · Cardiff · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistent
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 150 appearances with 9 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Newport County — Season rating 17, 1 goal and 1 assist in 35 games. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 15 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 6 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Newport County | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Newport County | 24 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Newport County | 25 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2022/23 | Newport County | 23 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 |
| 2021/22 | Newport County | 35 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | Walsall | 31 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 13 |
| 2019/20 | Walsall | 27 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Bristol Rovers | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Woking | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Salisbury City | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Salisbury City | 39 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | Oxford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/10 | Oxford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008/09 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Twoat Newport County | 12 | 848 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| League Cupat Newport County | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| EFL Trophyat Newport County | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| FA Cupat Newport County | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
16 played8 unused sub· 1138 min, 0g 0a
Played for Newport County.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29 | League Cup | A Barnet | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Millwall | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-2 | Played | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 19 | League Two | H Salford City | 0-1 | Played | 65 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Tranmere | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 23 | EFL Trophy | H Arsenal U21 | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 0-1 | Played | 70 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 0-2 | Played | 51 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Exeter City | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Oldham | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 7 | FA Cup | A Boreham Wood | 0-3 | Played | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 10 | League Two | A Crewe | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 0-2 | Played | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Colchester | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Barnet | 0-0 | Played | 73 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Crewe | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Played | 75 | 6.5 |