David Philip Clarke[1] OBE (born 11 September 1970) is an English former footballer, whose career spanned 17 years from 1995 to 2012, for the England and Great Britain blind football team.

[3] He attended New College Worcester, a school for the blind and visually impaired.

[6] The following year he was guest of honour at the 2013 FA Cup Final between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic and handed the trophy over to his hometown team Wigan Athletic.

[citation needed] Clarke received a lifetime achievement award at the FA England football awards in February 2013 and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Hertfordshire in November 2013.

Clarke was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to Paralympic sport.