Career
Clifford started his career Carfin Shamrock before joining Hibernian in 1887. Midway through the 1891-1892 season Clifford returned to Scotland and signed for Celtic in what was an "Illegal" transfer and he was suspended from English football for two years. He returned to Stoke in 1893 and played one match in the 1893-1894 season.
He then went on to play for Motherwell, Liverpool and spent the 1895-1896 season with Manchester City.