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John Wark |
Born:
Glasgow, Scotland, 4/8/1957 
Position: Midfield
1st spell:
Town debut: Leeds United 3-2 (N) FA Cup 6th Round, 3rd Replay (at Filbert Street) 27/3/1975
Final Town game: Everton 0-1 (A) Division 1 17/3/1984
2nd spell:
Town debut: Aston Villa 0-1 (A) Division 2 16/1/1988
Final Town game: West Bromwich Albion 3-1 (A) Division 2 5/5/1990
3rd spell:
Town debut: Grimsby Town 2-1 (A) Division 2 28/9/1991
Final Town game: Tranmere Rovers 0-3 (A) Division 1 30/11/1996
Status: Retired
Position: Midfield
1st spell:
Town debut: Leeds United 3-2 (N) FA Cup 6th Round, 3rd Replay (at Filbert Street) 27/3/1975
Final Town game: Everton 0-1 (A) Division 1 17/3/1984
2nd spell:
Town debut: Aston Villa 0-1 (A) Division 2 16/1/1988
Final Town game: West Bromwich Albion 3-1 (A) Division 2 5/5/1990
3rd spell:
Town debut: Grimsby Town 2-1 (A) Division 2 28/9/1991
Final Town game: Tranmere Rovers 0-3 (A) Division 1 30/11/1996
Status: Retired
Club Appearance Record
| League |
Cup/ Play-offs |
Total | Other 1st Team |
Reserves | Youth/Third | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 1973-74 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1974-75 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23(2) | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25(2) | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 10 | 1(1) | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 18 | 5 | 6(1) | 2 | 24(1) | 7 | 13 | ||||||
| 1978-79 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 55 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 40(1) | 12 | 9 | 3 | 49(1) | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 1980-81 | 40 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 64 | 36 | 1 | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 11 | |||||
| 1982-83 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1983-84 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| 1987-88 | 5(2) | 2 | 2 | 7(2) | 2 | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | 41 | 13 | 8 | 49 | 13 | 1 | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1991-92 | 36(1) | 3 | 9 | 45(1) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 1992-93 | 36(1) | 6 | 10(1) | 1 | 46(2) | 7 | |||||||
| 1993-94 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 1995-96 | 13(1) | 2 | 5 | 18(1) | 2 | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 533(6) | 135 | 137(2) | 44 | 670(8) | 179 | 34(1) | 18 | 82(4) | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
Career Appearance Record
| Club | Date Signed | Date Left | Fee | League | Cup/ Play-offs | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Ipswich Town | August 1974 | March 1984 | Youth Team | See Above | |||||
| Liverpool | March 1984 | January 1988 | £450,000 | 64(6) | 28 | 30(8) | 17 | 94(14) | 45 |
| Ipswich Town | January 1988 | August 1990 | £100,000 | See Above | |||||
| Middlesbrough | August 1990 | August 1991 | £50,000 | 31(1) | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Ipswich Town | August 1991 | Summer 1997 | Free | See Above | |||||
| Woodbridge Town | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Player career appearance records were last updated October 2011. For up-to-date player stats at SoccerBase click here.
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| After leaving Portman Road Wark continued playing football as an amateur, and signed for Woodbridge Town in 1999 where he lined up alongside former Ipswich team-mate Paul Mason. He also played veterans football for Windsor and Eton, played with Soccer AM's Badgers team at the Millennium Stadium, and has represented the Liverpool veterans in numerous Masters series. Ralph 26-10-2011 |
| Scored after just 12 seconds in a league game at The Dell, Southampton on 3-10-1981 in a 4-3 Town win. I believe this stands as the fastest ever goal scored at Southampton`s old ground. It`s not the fastest ever Town goal though - that honour belongs to Doug Millward who hit the back of the net after 10 seconds against Newport County at Portman Road in February 1957. Ralph 08-07-2010 |
| Per number of goals at Liverpool, even Warkie`s own autobiography states he scored 42 goals in 70 games! [Just double checked the highly reliable liverweb.org.uk and they state 45 goals in 108 games!! - Ralph] Jim Heathfield 08-05-2009 |
| Wikipedia and others show Wark as having scored 42 times in his 108 (14 as a sub) games for Liverpool. Season by season details (from the excellent liverweb.org.uk) show that he actually scored on 45 occasions. Ralph 08-10-2008 |
| Played in 13 FA Cup games for Liverpool plus 10 games in the league Cup and a further 10 in Europe. A Ross 03-10-2008 |
| I played with John (Johnny) Wark during our boys brigade days (141st Scotstoun West Parish).
He played mid field then and to be honest he never really shone until he played for Drumchapel amateurs.
In the same BB team was a young lad by the name of Andy Bradbury.He was signed by,Spurs at the age of 16 and was hailed the new Dalglish.Unfortunately Glenn Hoddle,Alfie Conn and Neil Mc Nabb also play at that time.
John Duncanson 17-07-2008 |
| John Wark won the first-ever Ipswich Town "Young Player of the Year" award for 1975/76, chosen jointly by manager Bobby Robson and Youth Coach Charlie Woods. Anoraks Assistant 24-10-2007 |
| When John Wark left to join Liverpool in 1984 there was a fee of £450,000, when he returned from liverpool in 1988 there was a fee of £100,000, when he left again to join Middlesbrough there was a fee of £50,000, and when he retured for his 3rd spell at Ipswich Town from Middlesbrough in 1991 he returned on a free transfer Tim Hodge 09-10-2006 |
| The first player to score a hat-trick of penalties in a competitive European game, doing so in the 5-1 victory over Aris Salonika in the UEFA Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg in 1980. Anorak 14-05-2006 |
| One of the finest players ever to grace the Portman Road turf. As a youngster I remember watching Warky appearing from nowhere in the opposition 6 yard box and firing bullet headers into the net. I am sure that Teddy Sheringham watched this man play and modeled himself (apart from the looks)on his ability to lose defenders, score and deliver killer passess.
42 goals for Liverpool, I think they could do with that now!!
Has there been a more accomplished scoring midfielder in recent times?
Idol and hero (except the moustache)and an all round nice guy, not up himslef or such like. Happy to chat and chew the fat.
James James Barter 10-03-2006 |
| I believe that John Wark's information is incorrect. I have his record as follows:
670(8)- 179, analysed further as:
League 533(6)- 135
FA Cup 55(1) - 12
Flge Cup 42(1) - 12
Euro 25 - 18
Charity S 1
AIC 2
FMC 12 - 2 Sean Salter 06-02-2003 |
| The Scotland international was signed by manager Joe Fagan for £450,000 from Ipswich in March 1984 to re-inforce Liverpool's midfield armoury which was being depleted by Graeme Souness' impending departure to Sampdoria.
The Glaswegian won impressive notices at Portman Road during Bobby Robson's management era. He had arrived as an apprentice and won FA Cup and UEFA Cup winners medals with the Suffolk club, for whom he became a formidable marksman from midfield, revelling in their contests against Continental opposition who found him an elusive player to mark.
Wark was voted 'Player of the Year' by his fellow professionals of the PFA in 1981. His ability to make telling runs from deep positions and strike crucial goals was instantly evident after his arrival at Anfield. He scored against Watford on his debut and scored again against Leicester as Liverpool went on to retain the Championship.
The following season he scored five times in 10 European outings, including the winner in the away leg against Lech Poznan and a hat trick against the Polish side in the Anfield return. He broke a leg in 1986 and rejoined Ipswich for £100,000 two years later after scoring 42 Liverpool goals in 108 appearances.
HONOURS:
Division One 1983/84, 1985/86;
Scotland Under-21.
Gary 20-11-2002 |
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