Cliff Myers
{{Short description|English footballer (1946–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cliff Myers
| fullname = Clifford William Myers{{Hugman|id=14361|accessdate=24 September 2021}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|9|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Southwark, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|2|8|1946|9|23|df=y}}
| death_place = Lindos, Greece
| position = Utility player
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| years1 = 1965–1967
| clubs1 = Charlton Athletic
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1967–1968
| clubs2 = Brentford
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1968–1973
| clubs3 = Yeovil Town
| caps3 = 328
| goals3 = 49
| years4 = 1973–1975
| clubs4 = Torquay United
| caps4 = 86
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 1975–1976
| clubs5 = Weymouth (loan)
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| years6 = 1976-1977
| clubs6 = Salisbury
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| clubs7 = Taunton Town
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| clubs8 = Minehead
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Clifford William Myers (23 September 1946 – 8 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United, Charlton Athletic and Brentford as a utility player.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=114}} He went on to have a long career in non-League football{{Cite book |title=The official centenary history of the Southern League |publisher=Paper Plane Publishing Ltd |year=1993 |isbn=1871872081 |pages=213}} and is regarded as a cult hero amongst the supporters of Yeovil Town, for whom he made 329 appearances.{{Cite news |url=http://theterras.com/index.php/weymouth-football-club-archive/player-archive/ |title=Player Archive |work=THE TERRAS |access-date=25 January 2018 |language=en-GB}}
Personal life
Myers' son and grandson (Chris and Spencer respectively) both became footballers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Spencer-follows-family-footsteps-footballer/story-20714066-detail/story.html |title=Spencer Myers follows family footsteps as footballer |website=Torquay Herald Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303225208/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Spencer-follows-family-footsteps-footballer/story-20714066-detail/story.html |archive-date=3 March 2014 |access-date=16 June 2015}} Myers began running a Torquay-based contract cleaning company in the late 1970s and moved to Rhodes in 1991.{{Cite web|date=13 February 2019|title=Cliff Myers|url=https://torquayunited.com/cliff-myers/|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Torquay United|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=The Big Interview – Cliff Myers |url=http://www.oldlandmedia.co.uk/resources/CLIFF%20MYERS%20INTERVIEW.pdf |access-date=8 February 2019}} He owned the Sunburnt Arms bar in Lindos.
Honours
Career statistics
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |
Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
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Brentford
|1967–68{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=389}} |10 |0 |2 |2 |1 |0 |13 |2 |
colspan="3" |Career total
!10 !0 !2 !2 !1 !0 !13 !2 |
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Southwark
Category:People from Southwark
Category:Men's association football utility players
Category:Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:Torquay United F.C. players
Category:Weymouth F.C. players
Category:Taunton Town F.C. players
Category:Salisbury City F.C. players
Category:Minehead A.F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:British expatriates in Greece
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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