Clive Stafford

Clive Stafford (born 4 April 1963) is an English former professional footballer.

Clive Stafford

Personal information
Full name	Clive Andrew Stafford[1]
Date of birth	(1963-04-04) 4 April 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Ipswich, England[1]
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Coplestonians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1985	Coplestonians
1985–1988	Achilles
1988–1989	Diss Town
1989–1990	Colchester United	33	(0)
1989–1990	→ Exeter City (loan)	2	(1)
1990–1992	Bury Town
1992–1998	Sudbury Town
1998–1999	Felixstowe Port & Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Ipswich, Stafford joined local amateur club Coplestonians in his teens, where he spent eight years, before joining Achilles in 1985.^[3] Three years later he signed for Diss Town. Working in the insurance industry at the time, following trials with Ipswich Town in January 1989,^[3] he turned professional after signing for Colchester United on 5 March.^[4] However, after just over a year at Colchester, including a loan spell at Exeter City and a trial at West Brom, he returned to non-League football with Bury Town.

In 1992, he signed for Sudbury Town, where he played alongside several other ex-Colchester players in a team that reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in the club's history.^[5] In 1998, he joined Felixstowe Port & Town, ending his playing career at the end of the season.^[3]

Stafford later served as reserve team manager at Woodbridge Town, and currently coaches at Coplestonians. He has also appeared in friendly matches for Suffolk County Cricket Club.^[3]