Charles John Clerke (8 September 1857 – 7 November 1944) was an English amateur footballer who scored the only goal in the 1879 FA Cup Final.
[2] Clerke was educated at Eton College and in 1878 joined the Old Etonians football XI.
The only goal of the game came after 59 minutes, when "the energetic"[5] Clerke scored from close range following a run from Harry Goodhart.
[9] Nicholas graduated from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University as a Master of Arts.
He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 62nd (Northumbrian) AA Brigade, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army)[10] and was killed at Dunkirk between 27 May 1940 and 2 June 1940.