Colin Clifft

Colin Clifft

Personal information
Full name	Colin Clifft
Born	(1934-10-16) 16 October 1934 Leeds North district, England
Playing information
Position	Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1952–57 Wakefield Trinity 98 11 1 0 35 ≤1959–≥59 Halifax 1959–65 Featherstone Rovers 117+1 14 0 0 42 Total 216 25 1 0 77 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1956 England 1 1 0 0 3
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Colin Clifft (born 16 October 1934), also known by the nickname of "Grandad", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 599), Halifax (Heritage No. 677), and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 407) (vice-captain), as a loose forward, i.e. number 13.

Background

Colin Clifft's birth was registered in Leeds North district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He is married to Beryl.

Playing career

International honours

Clifft won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in 1956 against France.

County Cup Final appearances

Clifft played loose forward in Featherstone Rovers' 0–10 defeat by Halifax in the 1963 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.

Club career

Clifft made his début for Wakefield Trinity during March 1952, he played his last match for Wakefield Trinity during the 1956–57 season, he made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 28 November 1959, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.