Cliff Myers

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Cliff Myers
Personal information
Full name Clifford William Myers [1]
Date of birth(1946-09-23)23 September 1946
Place of birth Southwark, England
Date of death 8 February 2019(2019-02-08) (aged 72) [1]
Place of death Lindos, Greece [1]
Position(s) Utility player
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1967 Charlton Athletic 18 (2)
1967–1968 Brentford 10 (0)
1968–1973 Yeovil Town 328 (49)
1973–1975 Torquay United 86 (12)
1975–1976 Weymouth
Taunton Town
Salisbury
Minehead
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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. [2] He went on to have a long career in non-League football and is regarded as a cult hero amongst the supporters of Yeovil Town, for whom he made 329 appearances. [3]

Contents

Personal life

Myers' son and grandson (Chris and Spencer respectively) both became footballers. [4] Myers began running a Torquay-based contract cleaning company in the late 1970s and moved to Rhodes in 1991. [5] [6] He owned the Sunburnt Arms bar in Lindos. [6]

Honours

Yeovil Town

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1967–68 [8] Fourth Division 1002210132
Career total1002210132

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References

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  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 114. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. "Player Archive". THE TERRAS. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. "Spencer Myers follows family footsteps as footballer". Torquay Herald Express. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. "Cliff Myers". Torquay United. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "The Big Interview – Cliff Myers" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. "Yeovil Town Story Part 30" . Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN   0951526200.