- Stephen Clifford
Infobox afl player
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firstname = Stephen
lastname = Clifford
birthdate = Birth date and age|1956|9|18|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam =Collingwood Football Club , (VFL )
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1978
debutteam =Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL )
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
teamyears = 1978-1986
playingteams =Port Adelaide Magpies (1978-1986) 162 games
games = 162
coach = notcoach
statsend = 1986
careerhighlights =
*3-times Premiership player 1979,80,81
*Best & FairestPort Adelaide Magpies 1978,1980,1983Stephen Clifford, also known by the nickname "Bomber" Clifford (born 18 September 1956) is a former
Australian rules football er in theSouth Australian National Football League , playing for thePort Adelaide Magpies and in theVictorian Football League , playing for theCollingwood Football Club .Clifford spent 1972-1977 as a fringe player at Collingwood, playing only 38 games before being recruited to Port Adelaide in 1978. Clifford won the club's best & fairest award in his debut year, and also in 1980 and 1983. Clifford played in Port Adelaide's premiership teams of 1979, 1980, and 1981. While Clifford may be less remembered than other higher-profile Port players of his era, the fact that he won 3 club best & fairest awards over a 6 year period is testament to his talent and consistency.
External links
* [http://www.portmagpies.com.au Official Website of the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club]
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/ci-cl.htm#Stephen%20Clifford%20(Port%20Adelaide) Full Points Footy Profile]References
*Football Times - 1987 Year Book
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