His downward header from Liam Craig's corner in the 122nd minute at Ibrox may well have been heading into the net before it was knocked home by team mate Chris Kane, the final touch robbing the Saints stopper of a place in the history books as one of a select few goalkeepers to have scored a goal in a senior match.
Remarkably, had Clark’s header gone straight in, he would not have been the first St Johnstone goalkeeper to have achieved such a feat in recent times, with Matt Glennon finding the net for the Perth side in similar circumstances back in 2010.
Scottish football has examples of goalkeepers who have scored after coming up for corners, from the penalty spot, or from huge kick-outs that have bounced into the opposition net. One goalkeeper even managed to find the net after being played outfield from the start!
Here are a selection of goalkeepers who achieved what Clark so nearly did at Ibrox on Sunday.
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5. Marc de Clerck
The Belgian is the only goalkeeper to have scored a goal for Aberdeen, on his debut no less, with his giant kick-out landing in the Berwick net in a League Cup second round tie at Shielfield Park in August 1980, which the Dons won 4-0. Photo: SNS Group Craig Williamson
6. Andy Goram
Best remembered for his time at Rangers, but his goal-scoring came at Hibs. In 1988 he found the net with a huge kick out against Morton. He also scored in a penalty shoot-out win over Clydebank in a League Cup tie in August 1989. Photo: SNS Group Jeff Holmes
7. Keith MacRae
Pictured back centre, the Motherwell goalkeeper actually started a League Cup match at Montrose in left midfield in 1968. Whatever manager Bobby Howitt was thinking, it worked as MacRae scored, albeit in a 2-1 defeat. Photo: SNS Group
8. John Martin
The madcap but very talented keeper, who spent 19 years at Airdrie, scored two goals from kick-outs in his career although one was nicked off him by a Falkirk player’s desperate attempted clearance. Photo: SNS Group 0141 221 3602