| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clive Andrew Stafford | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coplestonians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977-1985 | Coplestonians | ||
| 1985-1988 | Achilles | ||
| 1988-1989 | Diss Town | ||
| 1989-1990 | Colchester United | 33 | (0) |
| 1989-1990 | → Exeter City (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 1990-1992 | Bury Town | ||
| 1992-1998 | Sudbury Town | ||
| 1998-1999 | Felixstowe Port & Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Clive Stafford (born 4 April 1963) is an English former professional footballer.
Born in Ipswich, Stafford joined local amateur club Coplestonians in his teens, where he spent eight years, before joining Achilles in 1985.[1] Three years later he signed for Diss Town. Working in the insurance industry at the time, following trials with Ipswich Town in January 1989,[1] he turned professional after signing for Colchester United on 5 March.[2] However, after just over a year at Colchester, including a loan spell at Exeter City and a trial at West Brom, he returned to non-League football with Bury Town.
In 1992 he signed for Sudbury Town, where he played alongside several other ex-Colchester players in a team that reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.[3] In 1998 he joined Felixstowe Port & Town, ending his playing career at the end of the season.[1]
Stafford later served as reserve team manager at Woodbridge Town, and currently coaches at Coplestonians. He has also appeared in friendly matches for Suffolk County Cricket Club.[1]