Clive Stafford
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clive Andrew Stafford | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Clive Stafford (born 4 April 1963) is an English former professional footballer.
Career
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
- 1 2 3 4 Clive’s fairytale move to professional football East Anglian Daily Times, 18 November 2010
- ↑ Player profile - Clive Stafford Colchester United Archive Database
- ↑ Football: FA Cup Countdown: Powling's paupers can cash in The Independent, 15 November 1996