Ollie Clarke is a central midfielder who graduated through the Rovers youth system, joining the professional ranks in 2009 alongside fellow youth players Eliot Richards, Dan Cayford, Mark Cooper, Neikell Plummer, George Booth, Steve Kingdon and Jack McKenna. His second appearance in the Rovers first team came almost a year and a half after making his debut, when he replaced Eliot Richards in the 71st minute of a 3–1 defeat to AFC Wimbledon in October 2012.