14 Facts About Cliff Britton

Clifford Samuel Britton was an English football player and manager.

Cliff Britton made over 50 appearances for Rovers, where he was a teammate of his brother Frank Britton.

Cliff Britton was one of the classiest playmakers of his era, who could produce miracles with short or long passes.

Cliff Britton made 242 appearances for Everton though only scoring three goals.

Between 1934 and 1937 Cliff Britton played nine times for England.

Cliff Britton was appointed manager of Everton in 1948 and was regarded as a big improvement over the previous manager Theo Kelly.

Unlike his predecessor Cliff Britton was an ex-player and was said to have easy-going approachability so confidence improved.

Cliff Britton was a disciplinarian and it was said that his ideal team would be eleven 'teetotallers'.

However, in the summer of 1951, the board refused any more money for transfer fees and so Cliff Britton had to rely heavily on a policy of youth rather than on big money buys.

The board continued to refuse transfer funds and Cliff Britton had disagreements with them.

The board had interfered with other decisions, but Cliff Britton had made several mistakes such as dropping and then selling the talismanic Dave Hickson.

Cliff Britton took the decision that would cause Tom Finney to play some of the best football of his life.

Cliff Britton continued to trust the same group of players instead of bringing in new talent and so Hull's challenge for promotion to the First Division faltered.

Cliff Britton became general manager of Hull City in 1970 and was instrumental in the recruitment of Terry Neill as his successor.