Thomas Clifford (footballer)

Thomas Clifford
Personal information
Full name Thomas Clifford[1]
Date of birth (1874-08-14)14 August 1874[2]
Place of birth Kilbirnie, Scotland
Date of death 19 January 1917(1917-01-19) (aged 42)[3]
Place of death Somme, France
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1895–1896 Annbank
1896–1897 Newton Heath 0 (0)
1897–1898 Ayr 10 (4)
1898–1899 Glossop 39 (1)
1900–1901 Luton Town 23 (0)
1901–1903 Celtic 0 (0)
1903–1904 Beith
1904–1905 Motherwell 16 (1)
1905–1906 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Clifford (14 August 1874 – 19 January 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Glossop.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Ayr.[4][5]

Personal life

Clifford served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and was killed in France on 19 January 1917.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr 1897–98[4] Scottish League Second Division 10 4 0 0 10 4
Luton Town 1900–01[7] Southern League First Division 23 0 4 0 27 0
Motherwell 1904–05[4] Scottish League First Division 16 1 2 0 18 1
Career total 49 5 6 0 55 5

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 60. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Thomas Clifford". The Straw Plaiters. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "Clifford Tom Nottingham Forest 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Thomas Clifford". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.


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