Jeff Clifton (21 February 1949 – 18 October 2010)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jeff Clifton
Personal information
Full name Jeff N. Clifton
Date of birth (1949-02-21)21 February 1949
Date of death 18 October 2010(2010-10-18) (aged 61)
Original team(s) Floreat Park
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Full-back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1969–1974 Collingwood 102 (0)
1975–1976 Fitzroy 9 (0)
Total 111 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clifton, from Western Australia, was a regular member of the Collingwood defence during the early 1970s. He was their full-back in Collingwood's 1970 VFL Grand Final loss to Carlton and in 1975 made the switch to Fitzroy which enabled him to play a further two league seasons. He died from prostate cancer in 2010.

References

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  1. ^ "Jeff Clifton: 1949–2010". Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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