Thomas Clifford (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Clifford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1874[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilbirnie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 1917 (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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 60. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Thomas Clifford". The Straw Plaiters. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Clifford Tom Nottingham Forest 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Clifford". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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