Clive Stafford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clive Andrew Stafford | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Position(s) | 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clive Stafford (born 4 April 1963) is an English former professional footballer.
Career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Clive's fairytale move to professional football East Anglian Daily Times, 18 November 2010
- ^ Player profile - Clive Stafford Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Colchester United Archive Database
- ^ Football: FA Cup Countdown: Powling's paupers can cash in The Independent, 15 November 1996
- 1963 births
- Footballers from Ipswich
- English men's footballers
- Achilles F.C. players
- Diss Town F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Bury Town F.C. players
- Sudbury Town F.C. players
- Felixstowe & Walton United F.C. players
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players