Cliff Winter

Clifford Winter (1884 – 27 October 1918) was a professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity.[1]

Cliff Winter

Personal information
Full name	Clifford Winter[1]
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Date of death	27 October 1918 (aged 33–34)[2]
Place of death	Beaulencourt, France
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1904–1905	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1905	Gainsborough Trinity	6	(1)
	South Shields Adelaide
	Byker East End
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Winter served as a corporal in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) during the First World War. He was wounded during the Battle of Cambrai in October 1918, and died of wounds at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station, Beaulencourt.[2][3] He was buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt.[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 317. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
3. Waugh, Chris (12 November 2018). "How Newcastle's fallen war heroes have been immortalised at St James' Park". nechronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2019.