Ryan Clarke's penalty record for Oxford United

In Ryan Clarke's first team competitive matches for Oxford United, he has faced 19 penalties.  He has saved eight (with one scored on the rebound vs Port Vale), conceded ten, and had one missed at Chelmsford.  Of those conceded, one at Bradford was retaken, and the original save has not been counted in the figures above. 
  
Thank you to Unification on www.yellowsforum.co.uk , and www.oufc.co.uk for verification of the penalties via their match reports

Football league Golden Gloves winner Dec 2011 - 4 clean sheets

17 Mar 2012 - vs Rotherham (H) - CONCEDED (vs Lewis Grabban) - match won 2-1

United 2-0 up against Rotherham with 82 minutes on the clock.  Adam Chapman trips Jason Taylor inside the box.  Millers top scorer Lewis Grabban shoots to the left and Clarke dives to the right.

10 Mar 2012 - vs Bradford (A) - CONCEDED (vs Kyel Reid) - match lost 2-1

On 54 minutes, with the score 0-0, Kyel Reid is tripped by Whing on the left side of the area.  Clarke was helpless as Craig Fagan lashed an unstoppable penalty into the roof of the net.

21 Feb 2012 - vs Barnet (H) - SAVED (vs Izale McLeod) - match won 2-0

United 2-1 up against Barnet with 84 minutes on the clock.  Damian Batt trips Mark Byrne inside the box.  League top scorer Izale McLeod shoots straight straight down the middle and Clarke pushes it away to his right and the ball is cleared.

17 Dec 2011 - vs Northampton (H) SAVED (vs Adebaya Akindenwa) - match won 2-0

United 2-0 up in the 95th minute.  Handball to the cobblers, and Clarke tips Aknifenwa's shot away to the left.  

29 Oct 2011 - vs Port Vale (H) SAVED (vs Marc Richards) - match won 2-1

Marc Richards falls over Michael Duberry, Clarke dives to the right and saves a penalty from Richard for the second year in succession.

25 Oct 2011 - vs Plymouth (H) CONCEDED (vs Simon Walton) - match won 5-1

Duberry takes out Jared Sims, captain Simon Walton scores from the spot. 

10 Sep 2011 - vs Burton (A) CONCEDED (vs Justin Richards) - match drawn 2-2

Liam Davis fouls Jacques Maghoma, captain Justin Richards scores.  

3 March 2011 - vs Port Vale (A) SAVED (BUT IN ON THE REBOUND) (vs Marc Richards) - match won 2-1 

On 26 minutes, Ben Purkiss knocks over Tom Pope in the area.  Clarke dives to his left to save from March Richards, but he scores on the rebound. 

19 February 2011 - vs Morecambe (A) SAVED (vs Laurence Wilson)- match won 3-0
Damian Batt pushes Tony Capaldi (yet to be seen playing competitive football for OUFC) in the area.  Clarke dives to his right and saves.  

[picture from www.oufc.co.uk]

29 January 2011 - vs Cheltenham (H) SAVED (vs Brian Smikle)- match drawn 1-1

Jake Wright brings down Brian Smikle in the area.  Clarke dives to his right and saves. 

30 October 2010 - vs Bradford City (A)  CONCEDED (vs Lee Hendrie) - match lost 5-0

Mark Creighton trips James Hanson, and the penalty is awarded.  Lee Hendrie's first shot to Clarke's left is saved, but on a retake, he scores to on the other side.

 

24 April 2010 - vs Eastbourne Borough (A) CONCEDED (vs Simon Weatherstone) - match lost 1-0

On 84 minutes, Mark Creighton is hit by the ball on the arm in the area late on in the game, Simon Weatherstone scores to leave the game at 1-0.  United are safely in third place in thee BSP play-offs and Rushden &Diamonds await. 

30 March 2010 - vs Stevenage Boro (A) CONCEDED (vs Scott Laird) - match lost 1-0

Simon Clist trips Chris Beardlsey, and Scott Laird sends Ryan Clarke the wrong way and scores.  

30 January 2010 - vs Chelmsford (A) MISSED (vs Dave Rainford) - match won 3-1

 Edmans is fouled, Dave Rainford shoots over the bar in stoppage time.

30 January 2010 - vs Chelmsford (A) CONCEDED (vs Dave Rainford) - match won 3-1

Handball by Damien Batt.  Dave Rainford scores into the top left corner of the goal.  

28 November 2009 - vs Barrow FA Cup (H) CONCEDED (vs Andy Bond) - match drawn 1-1

Luke Foster runs into the back of Robin Hulbert and is sent off.  Andy Bond scores to Clarke's right.

14 November 2009 - vs Kidderminster Harriers (A) SAVED (vs Robbie Matthews) - match lost 3-1

Steve Kinniburgh sent off with 15 minutes to go for a trip on Matthew Barnes-Homer.  Matthews shoots to the right, Clarke saves, and makes a follow up save from Smikle on the rebound.
 

29 August 2009 - vs AFC Wimbledon (A) SAVED (vs Danny Kedwell) - match won 1-0

Penalty awarded after Damian Batt makes contact with Paul Lorraine in the area.  Top scorer Danny Kedwell shoots too close to Clarke, who palms the ball away to his right.  

11 August 2009 - vs Kettering (A) CONCEDED (vs Jean-Paul Marna) - match drawn 1-1

Clarke brings down Marna with the ball not close enough for Adam Chapman to clear.  Clarke dives to the left and Marna scores. 

Bradford City - Oxford 30 October 2010

Well another joyful trip up North. This time on the bargain East Coast line from King's Cross via Leeds. £10.50 travelcard to London, £20 for singles to Leeds and back, and £3.60 return to Bradford, although I later found I could have added Bradford onto the East Coast tickets for an extra £1.

Another train, another bizarre set of instructions to operate the lock in the loos. <Press close, wait for the lock button to flash for three seconds, press lock> As I was waiting in the queue, cue the door opening unexpectedly to one occupant, and on my visit, trying to lock the door resulting in it opening again as I pressed the lock/unlock button too early, before finally sussing it out.

I'd always thought of Leeds and Bradford as one big conurbation, but the short journey showed a green and pleasant land, with green fields, streams and stone walls. The nearer we got to Bradford, I was reminded of Gravesend and Northfleet, with housing estates built on the top of hills. As we approached Bradford itself were views of grassed over ex-pit workings on the hills, but nearer the city was the depressing identikit out-of-town warehouse shopping centre of Halfords, JJBs, Comet and Tescos.

crooked steps

We arrived at Bradford Forster Square and weren't sure where to go for pre-match refreshments. Tried walking towards the ground, found a pub but it was generic lager and John Smiths and Yeovil. Remembering the advice to try the Corn Dolly, we asked a few locals who pointed us in the wrong direction, but amazingly I found the Maps app on the i-phone does actually work and not only did it find the pub, but was able to show us the walking route and time of 12 minutes for 1/2 a mile. We got to the Corn Dolly up some very croooked steps to avoid a hairpin road route, and was pleasantly surprised to find several friendly faces in there already who had caught the earlier train, and predictably it was only a short walk from the station too. 

Corn Dolly

They had a decent range of real ales, although London Pride and Black Sheep are already familiar so gave them a miss. Also they sold the City Gent fanzine, which is nice to see that paper fanzines are still around. The landlord was most apologetic about my 30 second wait to get served, blaming a bar-man who had called in sick.

Valley Parade was an odd view approaching from the station. It seems to be hanging off the side of the hill like the villains lair from a James Bond film, with 2 huge stands sweeping in a boxed in curve round the side of the pitch and behind one goal.

Valley Parade

Once navigated through the maze of stairways and entrances to the stadium, we were in half of a relatively small stand (although it is probably as big as our North Stand). It was a decent seated view too.

The home support was spread across their 3 1/2 stands, with a mix of their singing fans behind both goals, but the liveliest seemed to be in the top tier of the smallest stand to our left.

A number of big flags were displayed in areas of empty seating to remember the victims of 1985. It was very strange imagining the wooden stand in what is now a big capacity all-seater ground and took me back to watching the tragedy unfold live on was it World of Sport on that Saturday afternoon, initial reports coming in of a small fire amongst half-time match-day reports from around the country, followed by the horrific scenes broadcast.

As for the game, the first half was about even I thought. "Sacked in the morning", we sang to Peter Taylor, and I'm not sure the Bradford fans didn't join in too. Taylor jovially waved back at us - presumably using this as his inspiration for the half-time team talk.

Wilder seemed to have used the bromine soaked tea-bags for halftime, as yet again we capitulated. Two nil down and we had a chance, but the retaken Penalty, followed by the sendings off finished the game as a contest.

A few idiots apparently tried to cross the netting, which always seems a waste of time as they never reach the opposition, yet can afterwards claim to have had a go.