Cliff Balsom

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Cliff Balsom
Personal information
Full name Clifford Gene Balsom
Date of birth (1946-03-25) 25 March 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Torquay, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Torquay United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964 Torquay United 4 (0)
1964–1965 Swindon Town 0 (0)
1965–196x Torquay United 0 (0)
Poole Town
1970– Salisbury
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clifford Gene "Cliff" Balsom (born 25 March 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United. [1] He was born in Torquay, Devon. [2]

A full back, he began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, [1] making his debut at the age of 17 on 25 January 1964 against York City at Bootham Crescent. In June 1964, he was transferred to Swindon Town [3] after only four league games for the Gulls. He failed, however, to make the first team at Swindon, returned to Torquay United, [4] but not to their first team, and left league football. [1] He later played for Poole Town and Salisbury. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Torquay United : 1946/47–2006/07". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Clifford Gene Balsom(Cliff Balsom)". Playerhistory. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Transfers Season 1963-1964". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Transfers Season 1964-1965". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Thear, David; Walker, Richard; Waterhouse, Peter; Wood, Peter (2007). The Whites - Salisbury City F.C. the first 60 years 1947-2007. Citywhite Publishing. p. 126. ISBN   9780955417009.


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