Mike Clinton

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|name = Mike Clinton

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|position = Wing half

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Ashfield

|years1 = 1954–1961 |caps1 = 141 |goals1 = 4 |clubs1 = Clyde

|years2 = 1961–1963 |caps2 = 33 |goals2 = 4 |clubs2 = Raith Rovers

|years3 = 1963–1964 |caps3 = |goals3 = |clubs3 = Caledonian

|years4 = 1964–1969 |caps4 = 105 |goals4 = 4 |clubs4 = Cowdenbeath

|totalcaps = 279

|totalgoals = 12

| manageryears1 = 1976

| managerclubs1 = Clyde

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Michael Clinton was a Scottish footballer, who played as a wing half.

Clinton was best known for his time at Clyde where he made over 200 appearances in all competitions, and was part of the 1957–58 Scottish Cup winning team.[https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2016/05/scottish-cup-final-1958-clyde-1-0-hibernian/ Scottish Cup Final 1958 – Clyde 1-0 Hibernian] He also won the Glasgow Cup later that year,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PzY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=MqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=1762%2C6642478 Clyde Win Glasgow Cup With Fine Display], The Glasgow Herald, 23 October 1958 and was selected for the Glasgow FA side to play against the Sheffield FA in 1960.[https://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/player-representative-honours/1960-glasgow-v-sheffield/ 1960 – Glasgow v Sheffield]

Clinton returned to Clyde in September 1976 to take over as interim manager for three months after Stan Anderson fell ill.[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19760925/354/0018 Clinton Steps In], Aberdeen Press and Journal, 25 September 1976