Eddie Clayton

Eddie Clayton
Personal information
Full name Eddie Clayton
Date of birth (1937-05-07) 7 May 1937
Place of birth Bethnal Green, England
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957-1967 Tottenham Hotspur 92 (20)
1967-1970 Southend United 71 (16)
1970-1974 Margate ?? (??)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Eddie Clayton (born 7 May 1937 in Bethnal Green, London, England), is an English former footballer [1]

Eddie Clayton most famously played for Tottenham Hotspur as an inside forward. After graduating from the Spurs academy he served mostly as a stand-in for the more expensive signings of Bill Nicholson's famous 1960s side, making over 100 appearances in the process.[2] He later went on to captain Margate.[3]

References

  1. , doingthe92.com, last accessed 16 February 2016
  2. http://archive.mehstg.com/fact_clayton.htm, My Eyes Have Seen the Glory, last accessed 16 February 2016
  3. http://www.espnfc.com/story/1438195/first-xi-one-man-goal-gluts
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