Clifford Winter (1884 – 27 October 1918) was a professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clifford Winter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1918 (aged 33–34)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Cambrai, France | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1905 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1905 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | (1) |
| South Shields Adelaide | |||
| Byker East End | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editWinter served as a corporal in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War and died of wounds at the Battle of Cambrai on 27 October 1918.[3][4] He is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 317. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Clifford Winter | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Waugh, Chris (12 November 2018). "How Newcastle's fallen war heroes have been immortalised at St James' Park". nechronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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