Clarke also won the Lancashire Cup three times with his hometown club.
In the 1959-60 season, they won the Lancashire Cup for the first time in 22 years, playing all their games away from home.
The first cup-final was a loss in the 1971-72 Lancashire Cup.
The Lancashire Cup was won for the fifth time in the 1970s.
In 2008 the club won the Lancashire Cup for the 7th time in their history.
The team also took home the Lancashire Cup with a 3-1 victory in the final.
This was also added to the defeat in the first round of the Lancashire Cup.
Stage went on to become captain of the club, winning the Lancashire Cup in 1926.
Between 1905 and 1993, a Lancashire Cup was competed for by the professional sides.
The Lancashire Cup was suspended for this season for the duration of the war.