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Cliff Calvert 
Personal information Full name Clifford Alistair Calvert Date of birth 21 April 1954 Place of birth York, England Playing position Full back Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1972-1975 York City 67 (0) 1975-1979 Sheffield United 81 (5) 1979-1981 Toronto Blizzard 67 (10) 1981 Dallas Tornado 15 (1) 1982-84 Toronto Blizzard 65 (8) 1983-1984 Buffalo Stallions (indoor) 46 (16) National team England Youth * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Clifford Alistair "Cliff" Calvert (born April 21, 1954 in York, England) is an English former footballer.
Career
Calvert joined York City as an amateur in the early 1970s and full-time professional terms in July 1972.[1] He was capped by the England Youth team in 1972.[2] He made his debut against Plymouth Argyle in March 1973 in the 1972–73 season.[3][4] He figured prominently for the club as they won promotion in the 1973–74 season.[1] After making 75 appearances for the club, he was transferred to Sheffield United for a record club fee received of £30,000 in September 1975.[1] He made 81 appearances and scored five goals in the league for United and went on to play for Toronto Blizzard and Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League.[1][5]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Batters, Dave (1990). "York City Stars". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p149. ISBN 0907969690.
- ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "Matches to Remember". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p295. ISBN 0907969690.
- ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "City Season-by-Season". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p370. ISBN 0907969690.
- ^ Batters, Dave (1990). "City Season-by-Season". York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. pp. p371. ISBN 0907969690.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. pp. p104. ISBN 1852916656.
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Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- Dallas Tornado players
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriates in Canada
- English expatriates in the United States
- English footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Association football fullbacks
- North American Soccer League players
- People from York
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Toronto Blizzard (NASL) players
- York City F.C. players
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