returned to the Midlands, rejoining Stoke for the 1898–99 season. He took over the captaincy and playing all 34 matches as Stoke finished the league season in 12th place. Renowned for his ability to leave his line to catch crosses and corners, or clear through-balls from the feet of onrushing attackers at a time when goalkeepers usually left such duties to their defenders, Clawley became an early exponent of recovering quickly from making an initial save to block a follow-up. Once again Stoke had some success in the FA Cup, reaching the semi-finals where they were defeated 3–1 by a Steve Bloomer hat-trick for Derby County. Tottenham Hotspur In 1899 he moved to London to join Tottenham Hotspur, then in the Southern League. He broke his leg shortly after joining Spurs, thus missing an entire season, but he returned in 1900 to play his part in Spurs' FA Cup winning run. In the first match of the 1901 FA Cup Final against Sheffield United, Spurs were 2–1 up (both goals from Sandy Brown) when in a goalmouth scramble Clawley turned the ball around the post for what should have been a corner. However, the referee Arthur Kingscott (despite being some way from the goalmouth) awarded a goal and the match went to a replay. In the replay at Burnden Park, Bolton Spurs triumphed 3–1 on a wet and windy afternoon, and brought the Cup back to the south at last after eighteen years, thus becoming the first (and only) non-League team to win the Cup. Return to Southampton Clawley returned to Southampton in 1903, replacing England international Jack Robinson. Once again he helped the Saints to the Southern League title in 1903–04. He remained at The Dell until he retired in 1907. In his second, four-year, spell with the Saints he made 121 Southern League appearances. After football After retiring from the game, he became landlord of the Wareham Arms Hotel in Southampton. He died on 16 July 1920 aged 45. Career statistics Source: Honours Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup winner: 1901 Southampton Southern League championship: 1896–97, 1897–98, 1903–04 References External links Film of Clawley in the 1901 FA Cup Final 1875 births People from Congleton 1920 deaths English footballers Association football goalkeepers Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Sportspeople from Cheshire FA Cup