Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 October 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1 October 2015 | (aged 67)||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Irvine Victoria | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1984 | Motherwell | 464 | (14) |
International career | |||
1976 | Scottish Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joe Wark (9 October 1947 – 1 October 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer who spent his entire professional career with Motherwell, making 464 appearances in the Scottish Football League.[1]
In later life, Wark was diagnosed with dementia and took part in the Remember Well project, run by North Lanarkshire Council, Motherwell FC, NHS Lanarkshire and Alzheimer's Scotland.[2] Wark died on 1 October 2015.[3]
On 23 September 2021, it was announced that Wark was to be inducted into the Motherwell F.C. Hall of Fame.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Barrie, Douglas (15 May 2013). "Joe Wark remembers 'Well with new book to help people with dementia". STV News. STV. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Joe Wark: 1947 – 2015". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell FC. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Joe Wark inducted to Hall of Fame". motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2021.