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Photograph "Trotter looks to offload – Denis
Trotter looks to offload watched by Geoff Clarkson. – Date: 23/10/1977" at rlhp.co.uk
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Clarkson, the much-travelled forward, has died at the age of 57
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Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk (martini)
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