| Cliff Almond | |
| Fullname: | Cliff Almond |
| Birth Date: | 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Cessnock, Australia |
| Death Date: | 4 November 2018 (aged 88) |
| Death Place: | Cessnock, Australia |
| Position: | Full-back / Right winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Aberdare Rangers |
| Years1: | 1946–1947 |
| Clubs1: | Cessnock |
| Years2: | 1947 |
| Clubs2: | North Shore |
| Years3: | 1953–1954 |
| Clubs3: | Cessnock |
| Years4: | 1954–1955 |
| Clubs4: | Stirling Albion |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1955–1969 |
| Clubs5: | Cessnock |
| Nationalyears1: | 1955 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Cliff Almond was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward. He was an international player for the Australia national soccer team.
His 24-year career included three spells at Cessnock, a brief stint at North Shore and played with Scottish club Stirling Albion playing eight league games.[1] He reportedly played 464 games at club level, with more than 400 appearances at Cessnock.
Cliff Almond was born in 1930. Growing up, he was a local colliery clerk until he changed to playing soccer.[2]
Almond progressed from the Aberdare Rangers youth team in 1946,[3] where he signed for Cessnock as a right winger. He first played for Cessnock at age 15 in the 1946 Gardiner Cup with big impressions from spectators.
He made a brief stint at Sydney club North Shore for a year in 1947.
During mid-1954, Cliff Almond was set to travel to England to trial with English clubs Aston Villa and Newcastle United.[4] He then played for Scottish club Stirling Albion on 31 December 1954 and played eight league games in the 1954–55 season.[5]
He returned to Cessnock in 1955, where he moved to a defensive position and began his international career with the NSW state representative team and the Australia national soccer team.[6] Almond played his final match for Cessnock in the Northern NSW top division at age 38.
Almond was selected as part of Australia's five-test match series against South Africa and played three games as captain.[7] He was also selected for the NSW state representative side against South Africa in August 1955.[8]
Cliff Almond died on 4 November 2018 at age 88 in his hometown Cessnock, Australia.[9] His obituary was featured on 9 November 2018.