Brian Clifton (15 March 1934 – 12 January 2020) was an English retired footballer who played at either inside-forward or half-back for Southampton and Grimsby Town in the 1950s and 1960s.
[3] He signed for Southampton in February 1953,[2] shortly before his 19th birthday and continued to make occasional appearances for the reserves over the next four years.
His football career was interrupted by his National service, which he spent with the Royal Air Force,[2] and it was not until 28 September 1957 that he made his first-team debut when he took the place of Derek Reeves at centre-forward for a Third Division South match against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Clifton retained his place at centre-forward for the next six matches, with Reeves returning at inside-left, and scored another brace in a 7–0 rout of Bournemouth on 5 October.
[4] Over the next three seasons, Clifton was in and out of the side, playing in various positions in the forward line or as a wing-half, although he did score eight goals from his eight appearances at inside-left in 1959–60.