Misplaced Pages

Thomas Clifford (footballer)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Scottish footballer (1874–1917)

Thomas Clifford
Personal information
Full name Thomas Clifford
Date of birth (1874-08-14)14 August 1874
Place of birth Kilbirnie, Scotland
Date of death 19 January 1917(1917-01-19) (aged 42)
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. He also played in the Scottish League for Motherwell and Ayr.

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. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.

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 Scottish League Second Division 10 4 0 0 10 4
Luton Town 1900–01 Southern League First Division 23 0 4 0 27 0
Motherwell 1904–05 Scottish League First Division 16 1 2 0 18 1
Career total 49 5 6 0 55 5

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ 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.


Flag of ScotlandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1870s, is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: