Bertram Clements

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBertram Arthur•Clements
Used nameBertram•Clements
Born1 December 1913
DiedJuly 2000 in Great Yarmouth, England (GBR)
AffiliationsCasuals FC, Kingston-upon-Thames (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Bertram Clements’ club Casuals FC was the winner of the 1936 FA Amateur Cup and runner-up in the Isthmian League the same year, the best ever finish by the Casuals and later Corinthian-Casuals who were formed following the merger between Casuals and Corinthians in 1939. In the 1936 Olympic tournament, he was a substitute against China but played the match against Poland in the center forward position, scoring the first goal for his team. Joined Barking FC in 1937-38 and in two seasons before the War and one after the War he scored 63 goals, including six hat-tricks. He trained as a teacher at Goldsmiths College of the University of London, graduating in 1935, but latterly worked as a journalist on the Evening Standard.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Football (Football) GBR Bertram Clements
Football, Men (Olympic) Great Britain =5