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Harry Louis Clifton (born 12 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.

Harry Clifton

Personal information
Full name	Harry Louis Clifton[1]
Date of birth	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Grimsby, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Grimsby Town
Number	15
Youth career
2007–2015	Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Grimsby Town	161	(15)
2016–2017	→ Grantham Town (loan)	38	(5)
National team‡
2019–2020	Wales U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 14 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Grimsby Town

Clifton joined Grimsby Town as an under-10 and progressed through the club's youth system.[2]

Clifton signed his first professional contract in July 2015.[3] He joined NPL Premier Division side Grantham Town in September 2016, initially on a month's loan deal.[4][5] After impressing in his initial loan, it was then extended another two months.[6] After scoring 3 goals in 21 appearances, his loan was extended in December 2016 until the end of the 2016–17 season.[7] Clifton made 47 appearances for them, scoring six goals.[8] He returned to Grimsby in May 2017, signing another two-year deal.[9][10]

Clifton made his full debut on 29 August 2017 in the EFL Trophy against Doncaster Rovers.[11] He made his professional League Two debut on 30 January 2018, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 defeat at Yeovil Town.[12] Clifton made his full league debut against Exeter City on 24 February.[13]

He signed a new three-year contract with Grimsby in June 2018.[14]

Clifton scored his first professional league goal on 27 November 2018, scoring an equaliser in the 33rd minute with a header, in a 5–2 win against Tranmere Rovers.[15] Three days later, he scored Grimsby's second goal on 70-minutes in the FA Cup second round, racing through on goal scoring a follow-up after his initial shot was saved, in a 2–0 victory against National League side Chesterfield.[16]

Clifton played the full 90 minutes of the 2022 National League play-off Final as Grimsby beat Solihull Moors 2–1 at the London Stadium to return to the Football League.[17]

On 24 June 2022, Clifton signed a new two-year deal with The Mariners.[18]

International career

Clifton was called up to the Wales Under-21's squad to join their training camp at the end of March 2019.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grimsby Town	2015–16[19]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17[20]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18[21]	League Two	10	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	0
	2018–19[22]	League Two	39	2	3	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	3
	2019–20[23]	League Two	25	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	0
	2020–21[24]	League Two	35	2	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	2
	2021–22	National League	43	7	1	0					44	7
	Total		109	4	6	1	1	0	6	0	122	5
Grantham Town (loan)	2016–17[25]	NPL Premier Division	38	5	0	0	—		9[lower-alpha 2]	1	47	6
Career total			147	9	6	1	1	0	15	1	169	11

Honours

Grimsby Town

• National League play-off winners: 2022

References

External links

• Harry Clifton profile at the Grimsby Town F.C. website
• Harry Clifton at Soccerbase

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