Cliff Myers

Cliff Myers
Personal information
Full name	Clifford William Myers
Date of birth	23 September 1946
Place of birth	Southwark, England
Date of death	8 February 2019 (aged 72)
Place of death	Lindos, Greece
Position	Utility player
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1967	Charlton Athletic
1967–1968	Brentford
1968–1973	Yeovil Town
1973–1975	Torquay United
1975–1976	Weymouth (loan)
1976–1977	Salisbury
	Taunton Town
	Minehead
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Clifford William Myers (23 September 1946 – 8 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United, Charlton Athletic and Brentford as a utility player. He went on to have a long career in non-League football and is regarded as a cult hero amongst the supporters of Yeovil Town, for whom he made 329 appearances.

Personal life

Myers' son and grandson (Chris and Spencer respectively) both became footballers. Myers began running a Torquay-based contract cleaning company in the late 1970s and moved to Rhodes in 1991. He owned the Sunburnt Arms bar in Lindos.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1967–68	Fourth Division	10	0	2	2	1	0	13	2
Career total			10	0	2	2	1	0	13	2

Honours

Yeovil Town

Southern League Premier Division: 1970–71

References

1 2 3 "Cliff Myers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-0955294914.
↑ The official centenary history of the Southern League. Paper Plane Publishing Ltd. 1993. p. 213. ISBN 1871872081.
↑ "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
↑ "Spencer Myers follows family footsteps as footballer". Torquay Herald Express. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
↑ "Cliff Myers". Torquay United. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
1 2 "The Big Interview – Cliff Myers" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2019.
↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN 0951526200.
↑ "Yeovil Town Story Part 30". Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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[Hugman-1] 1 2 3 "Cliff Myers". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Timeless-2] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 114. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[3] The official centenary history of the Southern League. Paper Plane Publishing Ltd. 1993. p. 213. ISBN 1871872081.

[4] "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

[5] "Spencer Myers follows family footsteps as footballer". Torquay Herald Express. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

[6] "Cliff Myers". Torquay United. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[oldlandmedia-7] 1 2 "The Big Interview – Cliff Myers" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2019.

[8] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN 0951526200.

[9] "Yeovil Town Story Part 30". Retrieved 8 February 2019.