Hughie Clifford

Hugh "Hughie" Clifford (26 January 1866 – 3 October 1929) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Hibernian, Stoke, Celtic, Motherwell, Liverpool and Manchester City.[3][4]

Hugh Clifford
Hugh Clifford in Stoke team photo
Personal information
Full name Hugh Clifford[1]
Date of birth (1866-01-26)26 January 1866[2]
Place of birth Carfin, Scotland[1]
Date of death 3 October 1929(1929-10-03) (aged 63)[2]
Place of death Lanarkshire, Scotland[3]
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887 Carfin Shamrock
1888 Hibernian
1887 Carfin Shamrock
1890–1892 Stoke 30 (2)
1892–1893 Celtic 7 (0)
1893 Stoke 1 (0)
1893 Carfin Shamrock
1894–1895 Motherwell 2 (0)
1892 Liverpool 0 (0)
1895 Manchester City 4 (1)
1896 Carfin Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Clifford started his career Carfin Shamrock before joining Hibernian in 1887.[3] In 1890 he moved south and joined Football Alliance side Stoke with whom he helped win the title.[3] 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.[3] He signed for Liverpool in May 1892 but never played a game as his transfer was "illegal" as he had already played for Celtic the previous week and the deal fell through. He returned to Stoke in 1893 and played one match in the 1893–94 season.[3] He then went on to play for Motherwell, and spent the 1895–96 season with Manchester City.[3]

Career statistics

Source:[1]

Club Season League FA Cup Glasgow Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 1888–89[5] — —10—10
Stoke 1890–91[1] Football Alliance 17130—201
1891–92[1] The Football League 13100—131
Celtic 1891–92[6] Scottish Football League 10000010
1892–93[6] Scottish Football League 60102090
Stoke 1893–94[1] First Division 1000—10
Manchester City 1895–96[1] Second Division 4100—41
Career Total 4235020493

Honours
with Stoke

References
  1. Hughie Clifford at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  4. Lugton, Alan (1999). The Making of Hibernian: vol. 1. John Donald Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-85976-509-1.
  5. "Clifford, Hugh". Fitba Stats. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. "Hughie Clifford". Fitba. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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