Former Claret Clarke Carlisle returns home

Former Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle will return home today almost six weeks after a serious accident left him hospitalised.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jan 2015, 09:58 GMT
PHOTO: NEIL CROSS Clarke Carlisle - feature about his battle with alcohol addiction and depressionPHOTO: NEIL CROSS Clarke Carlisle - feature about his battle with alcohol addiction and depression
PHOTO: NEIL CROSS Clarke Carlisle - feature about his battle with alcohol addiction and depression

This morning his wife Gemma tweeted: “Nearly 6 weeks on... Today I’m collecting Mr C to come home full time! Thanks once again for your amazing support and love. #luckytobehere.”

Clarke (35) was hit by a lorry on the A64 in Bishopthorpe, North Yorkshire, on December 22nd, and is currently recovering in hospital in Leeds.

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Once dubbed “Britain’s Brainiest Footballer” after winning television quiz show “Countdown”, the former chairman of the Professional Footballers’ Association is a representative for mental health charities, made 149 appearances for the Clarets between 2007 and 2012.

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