Hughie Clifford
Hugh Clifford in Stoke team photo | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugh Clifford[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 January 1866||
Place of birth | Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 3 October 1929 63)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Lanarkshire, Scotland[1] | ||
Playing position | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Carfin Shamrock | |||
1887–1889 | Hibernian | ||
1890–1892 | Stoke | 30 | (2) |
1892–1893 | Celtic | 9 | (0) |
1893–1894 | Stoke | 1 | (0) |
1894–1895 | Motherwell | 2 | (0) |
1895 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
1895 | Manchester City | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Hugh "Hughie" Clifford (1866 – 1929) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Stoke, Celtic, Motherwell, Liverpool and Manchester City.[1][2]
Career
Clifford started his career Carfin Shamrock before joining Hibernian in 1887.[1] In 1890 he moved south and joined Football Alliance side Stoke with whom he helped win the title.[1] Midway through the 1891–92 season Clifford returned to Scotland and signed for Celtic in what was an "Illegal" transfer and he was suspended from English football for two years.[1] He returned to Stoke in 1893 and played one match in the 1893–94 season.[1] He then went on to play for Motherwell, Liverpool and spent the 1895–96 season with Manchester City.[1]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Hughie Clifford profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke | 1890–91 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
1891–92 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
1893–94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
Manchester City | 1895–96 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career Total | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
Honours
- with Stoke
- Football Alliance champions: 1890–91
References
External links
- The Celtic Wiki Hugh Clifford
- Hughie Clifford, www.ihibs.co.uk
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