Cliff Britton

Cliff Britton
Personnel
Surname	Clifford Samuel Britton
birthday	August 29, 1909
place of birth	Bristol ,  England
date of death	1st December 1975
position	External rotor (right)
Juniors
Years	station
	Hanham Athletic
	Hanham VM
	Bristol St. George
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1928-1929	Bristol Rovers	50 (1)
1930-1938	Everton FC	221 (2)
1938-1945	Burnley FC	0 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1934-1937	England	9 (1)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1945-1948	Burnley FC
1948-1956	Everton FC
1956-1961	Preston North End
1961-1970	Hull City
1 Only league games are given.

Clifford Samuel Britton (born August 29, 1909 in Bristol , † December 1, 1975 ) was an English football player and football coach.

life and career

Player career

As a player, Britton began his professional career in 1928 with the Bristol Rovers and moved to Everton in 1930 . Initially only in the second team, he was one of the most important players in the Toffees' FA Cup triumph in 1933 . He was one of the great playmakers of that era. He played his last league game on April 15, 1939 against Preston North End. Internationally, he played nine times for the English national football team .

Coaching career

After World War II , Britton was coached by Burnley FC . After promotion and an FA Cup final, he was coach of Everton FC in 1948 . As the coach of the Toffees, he spent £ 28,000 on new players, which still didn't add to the success. The team dismounted. In 1956 after unsuccessful attempts to rise again, he moved to Preston North End . After very successful years and some "almost championship titles" he had to relegate with this team as well. For the next several years he trained at Hull City . In 1970 he ended his coaching career. Five years later, Cliff Britton died.

successes

as a player

• 1 × English cup winner with Everton FC (1933)

literature

• Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939, page 36, ISBN 1-899468-63-3 .