PURPOSE: To provide a friction clutch of simple, economical constitution with an advantage based on annular support plates by securing protuberances of resilient material to one of the support plates, forming the circumferential width of the outer peripheral surface of each protuberance larger than that of the inner peripheral surface, and providing grooves between the respective protuberances.

CONSTITUTION: A connecting member 20 comprises protuberances 21 of resilient material secured to at least one of support plates 5, 6. The circumferential width of the outer peripheral surface 22 of each protuberance 21 is larger than that of the inner peripheral surface 23, and grooves 32 are provided between the respective protuberances 21. With this constitution, excellent ventilation can be obtained between the protuberances 21, and pressure from the outer periphery to the inner periphery of friction pads 2, 3 are equally distributed when load is applied so as to obtain excellent power transmission effect even if a pressure plate and a driven plate of a clutch are thermally deformed. The support plates 5, 6 can be made thin, and rivets are not used to fit the friction pads 2, 3, so that the enertia of the clutch is low, and the support plates 5, 6 work as heat insulating members. The connecting member 20 can be easily fitted to the support plates 5, 6, and the axial space of the support plates 5, 6 is accurately kept so as to facilitate assembly work.