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John Wark

John Wark
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Height5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder

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John Wark (born 4 August 1957) is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame. Wark had long spells at the club, which bookended his career, and a third, brief interlude dividing his briefer periods at Liverpool and Middlesbrough. A versatile player, Wark played most of his professional games as a midfielder, although he sometimes played as a central defender and on occasion as a striker.

Born in Glasgow, Wark represented Scotland in international football, winning 29 caps and scoring seven goals. This included selection for Scotland in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in which he made three appearances and scored twice.

During his playing career, Wark appeared in the film Escape to Victory. Since retiring as a professional player in 1996, he has continued to work for Ipswich Town-since April 2009 in the corporate hospitality department. His autobiography, Wark On, was published in 2009.

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The Daily Item of Lynn--Suffolk County District Attorney spokesman Jake -Wark- said an autopsy was performed Monday, but the medical examiner has not yet ruled on a cause or manner ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:23:41 GMT+00:00
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Blast--The second body was found at 11:20 am The second death does not obviously appear suspicious, said Jake -Wark-, a spokesman for Conley, but police will ... - Date : Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:11:21 GMT+00:00
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Journalism.co.uk (blog)---John- Mair is a senior lecturer in broadcasting at Coventry University. He founded and runs the twice weekly Coventry Conversations.--- - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:03:55 GMT+00:00
Suspect arraigned for stealing helmet off a Boston firetruck - Blast Tweet this news
Blast--Duncan was released on $250 cash bail and will return to court on December 13, said Jake -Wark-, a spokesman for the Suffolk District Attorney's office. ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:15:13 GMT+00:00
Torres must handle Spain strain better... or flop like Wayne - Glasgow Evening Times Tweet this news
Glasgow Evening Times--Watching from the sidelines, ex- Liverpool and Scotland star -John Wark- reckons Torres will remain in the shadow of free-scoring team-mate David Villa. ... - Date : Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:58:22 GMT+00:00
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Telegraph-Journal--David Charles -Wark-, 27, was fined $1000 for leaving the scene and an additional $1000 for driving while impaired. The young woman driving the other car had ... - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:07:55 GMT+00:00
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ChronicleLive--Can -Wark- claim their first ever top-flight title? Will Walker Central achieve a top-two finish to facilitate their entry to the Northern League? ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 11:51:00 GMT+00:00
A pressure on for next season and it is always sad to say good bye. - Horticulture Week (blog) Tweet this news
Horticulture Week (blog)--I take on the role of Manager and despite my signings of Town legends -John Wark- and Matt Holland we went down 6 - 3 to a good Scott's team. ... - Date : Sun, 09 May 2010 17:06:17 GMT+00:00
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Fædrelandsvennen--Blant annet møter han en gammel «nemesis», tidligere Ipswich- og Liverpool-spiller -John Wark-. - Sist gang vi møttes spilte jeg for Rosenborgs juniorlag, ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:08:25 GMT+00:00

Club performances, by season
Scotland national team :
Club Season Appearances Goals
Football
League		 FA Cup League
Cup		 Other
Ipswich Town 1974 � 75 3 2 0 0 0
1975 � 76 3 1 0 0 0
1976 � 77 33 3 2 0 10
1977 � 78 18 7 0 1 7
1978 � 79 42 5 1 7 9
1979 � 80 41 4 2 3 15
1980 � 81 40 7 5 12 36
1981 � 82 42 3 8 2 23
1982 � 83 42 3 2 2 23
1983 � 84 32 2 4 0 11
Subtotal 266 37 24 27 134
Liverpool 1983 � 84 9 0 0 0 2
1984 � 85 40 7 3 12 27
1985 � 86 9 4 3 2 6
1986 � 87 11 2 3 1 7
1987 � 88 1 0 1 0 0
Subtotal 70 13 10 15 42
Ipswich Town 1987 � 88 7 0 0 2 2
1988 � 89 41 1 3 4 13
1989 � 90 41 2 1 3 10
Subtotal 89 3 4 9 25
Middlesbrough 1990 � 91 32 2 5 0 2
Subtotal 32 2 5 0 2
Ipswich Town 1991 � 92 37 5 1 3 3
1992 � 93 37 4 7 0 7
1993 � 94 38 5 3 0 4
1994 � 95 26 2 0 0 4
1995 � 96 14 2 1 2 2
1996 � 97 2 0 1 0 0
Subtotal 154 18 13 5 20
Grand total 611 73 56 56 223

International performances, by calendar year
Scotland national team :
National team Season Apps Goals
Scotland 1979 9 1
1980 0 0
1981 3 1
1982 8 4
1983 6 1
1984 3 0
Total 29 7

Scotland squad 1982 FIFA World Cup

Rough, McGrain, Gray, Souness, Hansen, Miller, Strachan, Dalglish, Brazil, Wark, Robertson, Wood, McLeish, Narey, Jordan, Hartford, Evans, Archibald, Sturrock, Provan, Burley, Leighton
Coach : Stein

PFA Players' Player of the Year

1974: Hunter * 1975: Todd * 1976: Jennings * 1977: Gray * 1978: Shilton * 1979: Brady * 1980: McDermott * 1981: Wark * 1982: Keegan * 1983: Dalglish * 1984: Rush * 1985: Reid * 1986: Lineker * 1987: Allen * 1988: Barnes * 1989: Hughes * 1990: Platt * 1991: Hughes * 1992: Pallister * 1993: McGrath * 1994: Cantona * 1995: Shearer * 1996: Ferdinand * 1997: Shearer * 1998: Bergkamp * 1999: Ginola * 2000: Keane * 2001: Sheringham * 2002: Van Nistelrooy * 2003: Henry * 2004: Henry * 2005: Terry * 2006: Gerrard * 2007: C. Ronaldo * 2008: C. Ronaldo * 2009: Giggs * 2010: Rooney

Bravo Award|titlestyle=background:gold;|1978: Case * 1979: Birtles * 1980: Müller * 1981: Wark * 1982: Shaw * 1983: Bonini * 1984: Righetti * 1985: Butragueño * 1986: Butragueño * 1987: van Basten * 1988: Ohana * 1989: Maldini * 1990: Baggio * 1991: Prosinečki * 1992: Guardiola * 1993: Giggs * 1994: Panucci * 1995: Kluivert * 1996: Del Piero * 1997: Ronaldo * 1998: Ronaldo * 1999: Buffon * 2000: Casillas * 2001: Hargreaves * 2002: Metzelder * 2003: Rooney * 2004: C.Ronaldo * 2005: Robben * 2006: Fàbregas * 2007: Messi * 2008: Benzema * 2009: Agüero

1978: Case * 1979: Birtles * 1980: Müller * 1981: Wark * 1982: Shaw * 1983: Bonini * 1984: Righetti * 1985: Butragueño * 1986: Butragueño * 1987: van Basten * 1988: Ohana * 1989: Maldini * 1990: Baggio * 1991: Prosinečki * 1992: Guardiola * 1993: Giggs * 1994: Panucci * 1995: Kluivert * 1996: Del Piero * 1997: Ronaldo * 1998: Ronaldo * 1999: Buffon * 2000: Casillas * 2001: Hargreaves * 2002: Metzelder * 2003: Rooney * 2004: C.Ronaldo * 2005: Robben * 2006: Fàbregas * 2007: Messi * 2008: Benzema * 2009: Agüero



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