Malcolm Clift

Malcolm Clift (born 31 October 1936) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and former coach of Canterbury-Bankstown, Leeds and the Gold Coast Seagulls.

Malcolm Clift

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Douglas Clift
Born	(1936-10-31) 31 October 1936 Canterbury, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1954 Canterbury-Bankstown 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1973–77 Canterbury-Bankstown 118 62 7 49 53 1985 Leeds 28 16 2 10 57 1991 Gold Coast Seagulls 22 2 1 19 9 Total 168 80 10 78 48
Source: As of 25 October 2019

Background

Clift was born in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia.

Career

Clift began his career at Canterbury-Bankstown as a centre. In 1960 he had his last playing season, and started coaching. He coached Canterbury-Bankstown to the 1974 Grand Final, which the club lost against Eastern Suburbs. Clift stopped coaching for a period between 1977 and 1982. In 1985, he coached English side Leeds, but left after one season.

Clift later coached the Gold Coast Seagulls . He retired in 1991 after coaching for one season at the Gold Coast. That year, the club endured a horror year on the field, only winning two matches and finished last with the Wooden Spoon.

After his retirement, Clift assisted Chris Anderson with his coaching term.

Sources

• Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney