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Cliff Huxford Personal information Full name Clifford George Huxford[1] Date of birth 8 June 1937 Place of birth Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Playing position Wing half Youth career 1953–1955 Chelsea Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1955–1959 Chelsea 6 (0) 1959–1966 Southampton 278 (4) 1967–1968 Exeter City 41 (1) – Worcester City Teams managed 1972 Aldershot (caretaker manager) ????-2001 Brockenhurst * 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]
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
- ^ a b "Cliff Huxford". Southampton FC Old Boys Association. http://www.exsaints.co.uk/huxford.html. Retrieved 9 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Cliff Huxford". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/cliffhuxford.htm. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "In Memoriam". Northampton Town F.C. http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/InMemoriam/0,,10425,00.html. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Worcester City Season 1968-1969". The Worcester City Archive. http://wcfcarchive.bravehost.com/s1968.htm. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Aldershot F.C Managers". Aldershot Football Club 1926–1992. Mark Elliott. http://www.shots2692.co.uk/managers.html. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Cliff Ousted By Badgers". Dorset Echo. 16 March 2001. http://archive.thisisdorset.net/2001/3/16/103278.html. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Eastleigh Sign Thirteen New Players!". NonLeague Daily. 16 May 2002. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=4118. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
External links
- League stats at Neil Brown's site
Categories:- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Stroud
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- English football managers
- Aldershot F.C. managers
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs
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