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.[2]

Malcolm Clift

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Douglas Clift
Born	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
As of 25 October 2019 Source: [1]

Background

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

Career

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

He later coached the Gold Coast Seagulls .[3] Clift retired in 1991 after coaching one season of at the Gold Coast. That year, the club endured a horror year on the field only winning 2 matches and finished last with the Wooden Spoon.

After his retirement, he assisted Chris Anderson with his coaching term.[4][5]

Sources

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

References

1. "Malcolm Clift - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
2. Bulldogs unveil Hall of Fame
3. Coaching summary
5. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.