Nobby Clark (footballer)

Robert "Nobby" Clark (born 12 April 1950) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Partick Thistle and then served Queen of the South as both player and manager.

[1] He was inducted into the club's 'Hall of Fame' in 2009 for his part in the 1971 Scottish League Cup Final-winning campaign, when all players who contributed to that victory were recognised.

[1] Jimmy Robertson was later interviewed by the club, and named Clark as being one of the best players that he played alongside at Palmerston Park.

[4] Clark went on to be the manager of Queen of the South when he stopped playing at the end of the 1983-84 season for two years.

He served managers Eric Black, Terry Butcher, Maurice Malpas, Mark McGhee and Jim Gannon before leaving to join up with McGhee at Aberdeen in 2009, and continued to work at the club carrying out first team opposition reports for managers Craig Brown and Derek McInnes over the next decade.