Clarrie Jordan

Clarrie Jordan (20 June 1922 – 24 February 1992) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Upton Colliery, Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday.

During the war years he scored 63 goals in 102 games for Rovers, plus he made guest appearances for Leeds United, Aldershot Town, Birmingham City and Derby County.

In February 1948 he was sold to nearby Sheffield Wednesday scoring on his debut against Bradford Park Avenue.

Jordan struggled for the remainder of his footballing life with injury and loss of form though he did score 6 goals in 12 matches in the First Division in the 1953–54 season.

[3] (Jointly held with John Aldridge and Jermain Defoe) In later life he was landlord of the Schoolboy Inn at Norton, Doncaster.