Clarke's Charlton Loan Confirmed
Monday, 12th Jan 2026 15:53

Harry Clarke’s loan move to Charlton Athletic, as revealed by TWTD on Saturday, has been confirmed.

Clarke, 24, has joined the Addicks to the end of the season having been unable to break into the Town side during the first half of the campaign after missing the first month due to a knee injury suffered in pre-season.

The former Arsenal youngster, a member of the back-to-back promotion Town teams, says Charlton boss Nathan Jones was a big reason for making the move to the Valley, as well as his new side’s win against the Blues.

“The main thing for me was the manager,” he told the Charlton club site. “I spoke to him and I got that feeling of being really wanted at a place straight away.

“Not many teams have come to Portman Road this season and won convincingly which Charlton did, so they're the appealing factors.”

Jones added: “We’re delighted to bring a player of Harry’s calibre to the football club. He’s an athletic, versatile defender with good experience for his age, and he’s already had real success at this level having starred in Ipswich’s promotion to the Premier League.”

Managing director James Rodwell said: “Strengthening our defence is a key priority this window, so we’re delighted to sign Harry. He’s an excellent defender with strong Championship experience and the versatility to play across the backline.

“He’ll be a valuable addition to the squad, and I’m looking forward to seeing him in a Charlton shirt.”

As previously reported, Sheffield United also showed interest in bringing Clarke back to Bramall Lane, where he spent the second half of last season, before instead signing Wolves right-back Ki-Jana Hoever on loan last week.

Clarke’s contract is up at the end of the season but with the club having an option for a further year.

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Radlett_blue added 16:03 - Jan 12 Hopefully, a good move for all 3 parties. Harry stays fit & gets some game time and helps Charlton take some points off our promotion rivals.
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BlueNomad added 16:03 - Jan 12 I have a feeling we won’t see Harry playing for us again. Good luck Harry!
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atty added 16:07 - Jan 12 Great lad, good player, but not good enough for where Town’s ambitions are.
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Gforce added 16:10 - Jan 12 Excellent news,it's a good move for Harry and it frees up another space for potential new arrivals. He will also hopefully help Charlton take all 3 points off the scum.
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Paulc added 16:30 - Jan 12 Good move for him, doubt he'll play for us again. "Not many teams have come to Portman Road this season and won convincingly" - Neither did Charlton mate. Yes, they won but i remember leaving that game tryng to work out we lost at all, let alone 0-3.
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blue86 added 16:42 - Jan 12

We will need to invest in a new Right Back. Harry as committed and passionate as he is, isn't a top end Championship player, good guy and Town through and through though. Ashley young with all his experience etc and a great player in his day, it's his last season surely? Especially if we go up. And Ben Johnson, has never really convinced me since he joined? doesn't offer much going forward, and dosent back this up with being a great defensive fullback either? Striker our massive priority, but the right back position if not in this window, needs maybe 2 added in the summer. That said, I wish Harry all the best and was part of an exciting era at Town!

Brogan55 added 16:46 - Jan 12 Good luck Harry.I will always remember how you celebrated our Promotion to the Premier League.No doubt many amusing stories will come out in the future.Enjoy your time at the Valley.
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Broadbent23 added 16:53 - Jan 12 If you can hinder or beat our rivals at Charlton that will do. Good luck Harry. Fist pump for your Ipswich service.
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Lukeybluey added 17:07 - Jan 12 Saw him in Tesco's a few weeks ago... Taller than I thought.. either that or I'm a short arse!... Deceiving sitting in the stands.. Good luck!
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cressi added 17:12 - Jan 12 Great how he celebrated our success a mid to bottom championship player good going forward but no positional sense defending. Good luck Harry.
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trulyblue added 17:43 - Jan 12 Sent there on a mission from Marcelino Nunez to snap that gobshite Onel Hernandez in half on the training pitch.
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PortmanTerrorist added 17:46 - Jan 12

So unfair blue86. Harry played injured for a year for us, never knowingly letting us down, and giving us a creativity at Right Back we had not had for years previously or since. A fully fit Harry is easily good enough for us right now, though of course the jury is out on the Prem. The big question is whether he can actually be fully fit again as injuries as big and as long standing as he has suffered can sadly be career destroying/defining.

RetroBlue added 17:51 - Jan 12 Good luck Harry. You're a player with passion. Hope it works out for you and you get plenty of game time...
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IP9 added 18:05 - Jan 12 Good luck legend. Definitely harshly treated this season, after Young’s display on Saturday, there’s no way he’s a worse RB option than him.
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blueoutlook added 18:21 - Jan 12 Harry is easily a better right back than Young.
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armchaircritic59 added 18:42 - Jan 12 Most definitely wish Harry the best of luck. He deserves a break, and Charlton won't find anyone more enthusiastic. With more luck, things may have worked out differently, but he's still young enough to make his mark.
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KiwiTractor added 18:57 - Jan 12 Good luck Harry. He's a much better player than Ben Johnson in my opinion.
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virginblue added 18:59 - Jan 12 Dunno what game people saw against Charlton if they couldn’t figure out how we lost. Charlton were terrible first half, but once they scored we got massacred.
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jas0999 added 19:29 - Jan 12 Great move for all concerned. Wish him well.
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scooby added 11:42 - Jan 13 Good luck to Harry. I think far to many people on here forget how young he still Is and injuries have defnately not helped his cause .
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