Cliff Huxford

Cliff Huxford
Personal information
Full nameClifford George Huxford[1]
Date of birth8 June 1937
Place of birthStroud, Gloucestershire, England
Playing positionWing half
Youth career
1953–1955Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1955–1959Chelsea6(0)
1959–1967Southampton278(4)
1967–1968Exeter City41(1)
–Worcester City
Teams managed
1972Aldershot (caretaker manager)
????-2001Brockenhurst
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Clifford George "Cliff" Huxford (born 8 June 1937) is a former footballer born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, who played as a wing half in the Football League for Chelsea, Southampton and Exeter City.[2]

Football career

Huxford began his career as a junior with Chelsea, and made his Football League debut for the club in the 1958–59 season,[2] before moving to Southampton in part-exchange for Charlie Livesey.[3] He spent eight seasons with Southampton, during which he played 320 games in all competitions, scoring 4 goals.[1] In 1967 he moved on to Exeter City for a season, playing a further 41 games and scoring once.[2] He went on to play for clubs including Worcester City of the Southern League,[4] and went on enjoy a long career as coach or manager with numerous clubs in non-League football.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cliff Huxford". Southampton FC Old Boys Association. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cliff Huxford". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "In Memoriam". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Worcester City Season 1968-1969". The Worcester City Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Aldershot F.C Managers". Aldershot Football Club 1926–1992. Mark Elliott. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Cliff Ousted By Badgers". Dorset Echo. 16 March 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  7. ↑ "Eastleigh Sign Thirteen New Players!". NonLeague Daily. 16 May 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

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