John Clayton (born 20 August 1961) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A striker, he made over 150 appearances in the English Football League and had spells playing in Hong Kong and the Netherlands.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Elgin, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | Derby County | 24 | (4) |
| 1982–1983 | Bulova | 26 | (14) |
| 1983–1984 | Chesterfield | 33 | (5) |
| 1984–1985 | Tranmere Rovers | 47 | (35) |
| 1985–1988 | Plymouth Argyle | 77 | (21) |
| 1988–1990 | Fortuna Sittard | 47 | (16) |
| 1990–1992 | FC Volendam | 61 | (18) |
| 1992–1993 | Burnley | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 318 | (114) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Clayton began his professional football career with his home town club, Elgin City FC, then of the Scottish Highland Football League, prior to transferring to England with Derby County, signing with the club at the age of 17 after completing his A-levels.[2] He was forced to retire in 1993 due to persistent back problems that required surgery.[3]
Following his retirement, Clayton moved to Bristol in 1995 because of his wife's business and started assisting Bristol City to coach the various levels of youth football at their academy where his son Jon was playing.[4] He later worked as assistant to Keith Millen with the club's under-17 side and, in October 2006, he was appointed as head coach of Bristol City's academy.[5] In a backroom reshuffle in 2012, Clayton was put in charge of the under-18's side with Willie McStay replacing him as academy boss.[6]
References edit
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Clayton – We must get more into the first-team". This is Bristol. 10 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "John Clayton". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Nailsea United boss hails Clayton". This is Bristol. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Clayton is new academy boss". bcfc.co.uk. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Willie McStay to take over as Bristol City's new head of academy coaching". Bristol Post. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
External links edit
- John Clayton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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