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| Full name | Malcolm Douglas Clift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1936-10-31) 31 October 1936 (age 88) Canterbury, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malcolm Clift (born 31 October 1936) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and former coach of Canterbury-Bankstown, Leeds and the Gold Coast Seagulls.
Background
Clift was born in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia.
Career
Clift began his career at Canterbury-Bankstown as a centre. In 1960 he had his last playing season, and started coaching. He coached Canterbury-Bankstown to the 1974 Grand Final, which the club lost against Eastern Suburbs. Clift stopped coaching for a period between 1977 and 1982. In 1985, he coached English side Leeds, but left after one season.
Clift later coached the Gold Coast Seagulls . He retired in 1991 after coaching for one season at the Gold Coast. That year, the club endured a horror year on the field, only winning two matches and finished last with the Wooden Spoon.
After his retirement, Clift assisted Chris Anderson with his coaching term.
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| Preceded byBob McCarthy 1988-1990 |
Coach Gold Coast Seagulls 1991 |
Succeeded byWally Lewis 1992-1993 |
| Preceded byMaurice Bamford 1986-1988 |
Coach Leeds 1985 |
Succeeded byPeter Fox 1985-1986 |
| Preceded byBob Hagan 1971-1972 |
Coach Canterbury-Bankstown 1973-1977 |
Succeeded byTed Glossop 1978-1983 |
Sources
- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
References
- "Malcolm Clift - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Bulldogs unveil Hall of Fame
- Coaching summary
- "Where are they Now: Malcolm Clift". 4 June 2014.
- "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
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- 1936 births
- Living people
- Australian expatriate rugby league players in England
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- Australian rugby league players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Gold Coast Chargers coaches
- Leeds Rhinos coaches
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Canterbury-Bankstown
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rugby league biography, 1930s birth stubs