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Full name
  
Hugh Clifford

Name
  
Hughie Clifford

Role
  
Footballer


Died
  
1929, Lanarkshire

Playing position
  
Half-back

Position
  
Midfielder

Hughie Clifford

Date of birth
  
(1866-01-26)26 January 1866

Date of death
  
3 October 1929(1929-10-03) (aged 63)

Place of death
  
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Place of birth
  
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh "Hughie" Clifford (1866 – 1929) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Stoke, Celtic, Motherwell, Liverpool and Manchester City.

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Career

Clifford started his career Carfin Shamrock before joining Hibernian in 1887. In 1890 he moved south and joined Football Alliance side Stoke with whom he helped win the title. 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. He returned to Stoke in 1893 and played one match in the 1893–94 season. He then went on to play for Motherwell, Liverpool and spent the 1895–96 season with Manchester City.

Career statistics

  • Sourced from Hughie Clifford profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Honours

    with Stoke
  • Football Alliance champions: 1890–91
  • References

    Hughie Clifford Wikipedia