5'5.5" 11st.4lb.
b. New Silksworth 19 February 1889
d. Blackpool 28 February 1965
 

Debut  22 April 1911 (22y 262d)  Final Game 18 October 1914 (25y 241d)
First Goal 29 April 1911 Final Goal 4 October 1914
CAREER: Silksworth United;Seaham Harbour;Blackpool May'10[32-20];Blackburn Rovers Apr'11 (£650);Everton Jan'14 (£1,500)[67-31];Cardiff City Oct'21 (£3,500)[118-36];Stoke City Feb'95[34-9];Bristol Rovers Jun'26[19-5];Rochdale Oct'27[13-2];Ebbw Vale (p-m) '28;Barry Town (p-m) '28;Bangor City (p-c) Jul'29;Distillery (p-m);Great Harwood Apr'31.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2 apps ’19 v SL.’20 v IL.
HONOURS FL Ch (Blackburn Rovers) ’12. Welsh Cp win (Cardiff City) ’22,’23.
 

FL        26 apps  12 gls
FAC      1 app
CS         1 app
Total  28 apps  12 gls
Strike rate 210 mins
LC       4 apps
 

Clennell’s father died when he was young but his mother re-married to James Smith, a slater from Tunstall. A precocious talent he came to Blackpool and in a short spell made such a reputation that he was only signed for a considerable cost. At Ewood the cool, creative footballer was unable to compete with the likes of Latheron, Aitkenhead and Davies but demonstrated with Everton that he could play well and score goals and played for the Football League. He lost his best years during the war but helped Cardiff to promotion and then wandered around cutting his teeth in coaching and management. A spell as coach at Accrington in 1934 helped convince him that security was best outside of the game and he had a public house in Blackburn before moving to Blackpool. He died tragically in the town, knocked down by a car on Norbreck Hill Road, as he tried to cross. At the age of 38 he scored a hat trick for Rochdale in the cup tie with Crook.