Hughie Clifford

Hugh Clifford

Hugh Clifford in Stoke team photo
Personal information
Full name	Hugh Clifford[1]
Date of birth	(1866-01-26)26 January 1866[1]
Place of birth	Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]
Date of death	3 October 1929(1929-10-03) (aged 63)[1]
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. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Honours

with Stoke

• Football Alliance champions: 1890–91

References

External links

• The Celtic Wiki Hugh Clifford
• Hughie Clifford, www.ihibs.co.uk