Cliff Huxford

Cliff Huxford
Personal information
Full name Clifford George Huxford[1]
Date of birth (1937-06-08)8 June 1937
Place of birth Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Date of death 3 August 2018(2018-08-03) (aged 81)
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1953–1955 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1959 Chelsea 6 (0)
1959–1967 Southampton 278 (4)
1967–1968 Exeter City 41 (1)
– Worcester City
Managerial career
1972 Aldershot (caretaker manager)
?–2001 Brockenhurst
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clifford George Huxford (8 June 1937 – 3 August 2018)[2] was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Chelsea, Southampton and Exeter City.[3]

Football career

Huxford began his career as a junior with Chelsea, and made his Football League debut for the club in the 1958–59 season,[3] before moving to Southampton in part-exchange for Charlie Livesey.[4] 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.[3] He went on to play for clubs including Worcester City of the Southern League,[5] after which he had a long career as coach or manager with numerous clubs in non-League football.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cliff Huxford". Southampton FC Old Boys Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. ^ Cliff Huxford: an appreciation
  3. ^ a b c "Cliff Huxford". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam". Northampton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Worcester City Season 1968-1969". The Worcester City Archive. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Aldershot F.C Managers". Aldershot Football Club 1926–1992. Mark Elliott. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  7. ^ "Cliff Ousted By Badgers". Dorset Echo. 16 March 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Eastleigh Sign Thirteen New Players!". NonLeague Daily. 16 May 2002. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

External links

  • Cliff Huxford at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database