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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clifford William Myers[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 February 2019 (aged 72)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Lindos, Greece[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Utility player | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
Personal life
editMyers' 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
editYeovil Town
- Southern League Premier Division: 1970–71[7]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1967–68[8] | Fourth Division | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cliff Myers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Player Archive". THE TERRAS. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Spencer Myers follows family footsteps as footballer". Torquay Herald Express. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Cliff Myers". Torquay United. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b "The Big Interview – Cliff Myers" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 30". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN 0951526200.
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