Billy Clifford (soccer)

Billy Clifford
Personal information
Full name William Clifford
Place of birth Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position Defender
Youth career
1992–1995 South Carolina Gamecocks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 South Carolina Shamrocks (2)
1997–1998 Jacksonville Cyclones 19 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Clifford is an American retired professional soccer defender who spent three seasons in the USISL.

Playing career

In 1992, Clifford graduated from Sacred Heart High School.[1] He attended the University of South Carolina, playing on the men's soccer team from 1992 to 1995.[2] In 1996, he turned professional with the South Carolina Shamrocks of the USISL.[3] On February 2, 1997, the Columbus Crew selected Clifford in the third round (twenty-eighth overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. The Crew released him and he moved to the Jacksonville Cyclones for two seasons. In April 1998, Clifford suffered a career ending broken foot during practice.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Clifford jockeying for soccer team spot
  2. ↑ "Gamecocks soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ↑ Shamrocks bring soccer to Upstate
  4. ↑ FRAGILE FOOTING FOR THE FUTURE Clifford finds broken foot hard to heal[link removed]
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