Newcastle United hero Lee Clark, once part of one of British football's most controversial incidents when playing for rivals Sunderland, has been made bankrupt
15:06, 20 Jun 2025Updated 15:10, 20 Jun 2025
Former Premier League footballer Lee Clark has been declared bankrupt
Former Premier League footballer Lee Clark has been declared bankrupt(Image: Andy Commins / Daily Mirror)
Former Premier League footballer Lee Clark has been declared bankrupt, new documents have disclosed.
The 52-year-old played for Newcastle United, Sunderland and Fulham during his career, before going into management and working as a TV pundit. The Magpies favourite made 265 appearances for his beloved Toon over two spells at the club, scoring 28 goals.
But the former midfielder's finances are now in the spotlight after a bankruptcy order was filed with the London Gazette. The date of the petition was November 7 last year, but the bankruptcy order was made on June 10.
The petitioner was a finance company called One Stop Business based in York. Wallsend-born Clark - whose son Bobby played for Liverpool - is listed on the order as living at a £2m property in Jesmond, Newcastle.
Clark began his career at Newcastle before making a high profile switch to Sunderland in 1997. But he angered Sunderland fans following a controversial incident during his time under Peter Reid, when he was spotted wearing a T-shirt bearing a derogatory slogan aimed at 'Sad Mackem B*******' at the 1999 FA Cup final.
Newcastle legend Lee Clark
Newcastle legend Lee Clark(Image: Getty Images)
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He did not play for Sunderland again and Clark later re-joined Newcastle after a stint with Fulham. Clark had been a popular and highly-rated player during his time at Sunderland and was part of the team that won promotion from the old Division One during the 1998/99 season. Clark had even captained the club at times.
He went on to become a coach at Newcastle under Glenn Roeder, then worked with him again at Norwich, before moving into management.
Clark enjoyed a successful spell at Huddersfield Town, before becoming manager of Birmingham City, where his son Bobby was on the books.
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He has since managed Blackpool, Kilmarnock, Bury and Blyth Spartans, before heading to Africa and the Middle East. Clark led Sudanese sides Al Merrikh and Al-Merrikh, while also managing Oman outfit Al-Ittihad.
His son Bobby won the League Cup with Liverpool, starring in the Reds' famous 1-0 win over Chelsea in 2024. The midfielder was part of Jurgen Klopp's injury ravaged young side that upset the odds at Wembley.
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Bobby then joined Red Bull Salzburg in a £10m transfer, where he reunited with former Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders.