5' 7"  10st.12lb.
b. Dublin  13 April 1926
d. Liverpool  9 August 2009
 

Debut  26 December 1955 (28y 288d) Final Game 25 February 1956 (29y 318d)
CAREER: Dundalk;Everton Mar'48[73-4];Blackburn Rovers Apr'55;Tranmere Rovers Jun'56 (free)[9];Runcorn'57.
INTERNATIONALS    Republic of Ireland 3 apps
’51 v Wal.’53 v Fra,’54 v Lux.
 

FL       6 apps
FAC    2 apps
Total  8 apps
LC     2 apps
 

Clinton left Dublin to work on the Dundalk  railway station when he was in his  teens. Playing with the local side he attracted the attention of Everton whose  chief scout, Noel Kelly, actually signed him on the station, the form being pushed through the train window as it pulled away. At Goodison he formed a sound partnership with Jones and earned respect as a reliable penalty taker, although he is best remembered for one he missed in the 1953 semi-final. The move to Ewood was a strange one since although he was known to be a classy player his chances of supplanting Bill Eckersley were negligible. After football he was a newsagent for a time before working in insurance. He lived for a long time in Walton and his wife and daughter both worked in the Everton ticket office.