Cliff Myers Explained

Cliff Myers
Fullname:Clifford William Myers
Birth Date:23 September 1946
Birth Place:Southwark, England
Death Place:Lindos, Greece
Position:Utility player
Years1:1965–1967
Clubs1:Charlton Athletic
Caps1:18
Goals1:2
Years2:1967–1968
Clubs2:Brentford
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:1968–1973
Clubs3:Yeovil Town
Caps3:328
Goals3:49
Years4:1973–1975
Clubs4:Torquay United
Caps4:86
Goals4:12
Years5:1975–1976
Clubs5:Weymouth
Clubs6:Taunton Town
Clubs7:Salisbury
Clubs8:Minehead

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.[1] 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.[2]

Personal life

Myers' son and grandson (Chris and Spencer respectively) both became footballers.[3] Myers began running a Torquay-based contract cleaning company in the late 1970s and moved to Rhodes in 1991.[4] [5] He owned the Sunburnt Arms bar in Lindos.

Honours

Yeovil Town

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford1967–68[7] Fourth Division1002210132
Career total1002210132

Notes and References

  1. Book: Haynes, Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . Harefield . 114.
  2. News: Player Archive . THE TERRAS . 25 January 2018 . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Spencer Myers follows family footsteps as footballer . Torquay Herald Express . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303225208/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Spencer-follows-family-footsteps-footballer/story-20714066-detail/story.html . 3 March 2014 . 16 June 2015.
  4. Web site: 13 February 2019. Cliff Myers. 24 September 2021. Torquay United. en-GB.
  5. Web site: The Big Interview – Cliff Myers . 8 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Yeovil Town Story Part 30 . 8 February 2019.
  7. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 389.