Clive Clarke

Clarke joined Sunderland as a replacement for the injured George McCartney. [ 8 ] However, he made only four appearances before joining Coventry City on loan in October 2006 [ 9 ] until January 2007 [ 10 ] after which he returned to Sunderland. He made twelve appearances for Coventry but made no further appearances for Sunderland after returning from loan. [ 2 ] Clarke later signed a three-month loan deal with Leicester City on 16 August 2007. [ 11 ] During the League Cup tie between Nottingham Forest and Leicester on 28 August 2007, Clarke collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest in the changing rooms at the City Ground causing the match to be abandoned at half-time, with the score at 1–0. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] It was reported by the BBC that Clarke was being treated in the emergency room at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. He was said to be 'stable' and would be kept in overnight. [ 12 ] In an act of sportsmanship, Leicester allowed Forest to score the opening goal on the re-match to regain the advantage they had when the first game was abandoned. Leicester players stood aside to allow Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith to take in the ball from the kick-off. Reportedly even the bookmakers decided to pay out on the scorer of the first contested goal as well as paying out on both the 3–2 official result and the 3–1 "real" scoreline. [ 14 ] Clarke told the BBC on 2 September 2007 that he felt lucky to be alive. [ 15 ] Clarke told Sky Sports on 12 September 2007 that he was still hopeful of playing again, [ 16 ] but he never made another appearance for Leicester following the incident, and he returned to Sunderland in November 2007. He left Sunderland by mutual agreement in February 2008 after medical advice. [ 17 ] — Wikipedia