Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cliff Almond | ||
Date of birth | 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Cessnock, Australia | ||
Date of death | 4 November 2018 (aged 88) | ||
Place of death | Cessnock, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Full-back / Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Aberdare Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946–1947 | Cessnock | ||
1947 | North Shore | ||
1953–1954 | Cessnock | ||
1954–1955 | Stirling Albion | 8 | (0) |
1955–1969 | Cessnock | ||
International career | |||
1955 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
National team | Year [7] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Australia | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Cliff Almond | ||
Date of birth | 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Cessnock, Australia | ||
Date of death | 4 November 2018 (aged 88) | ||
Place of death | Cessnock, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Full-back / Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Aberdare Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1946–1947 | Cessnock | ||
1947 | North Shore | ||
1953–1954 | Cessnock | ||
1954–1955 | Stirling Albion | 8 | (0) |
1955–1969 | Cessnock | ||
International career | |||
1955 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
National team | Year [7] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Australia | 1955 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |