Cliff Pinchbeck

Clifford Brian Pinchbeck (20 January 1925 – 2 November 1996) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He spent six years in the Football League, between 1947 and 1953, with Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Port Vale, and Northampton Town. He later played non-League football for Bath City and Salisbury.

Career Pinchbeck began his career at Scunthorpe United, before moving on to Everton. He played three First Division games for Theo Kelly's "Toffees" in 1947–48, before leaving Goodison Park for Don Welsh's Brighton & Hove Albion. He helped the "Seagulls" to finish sixth in the Third Division South in 1948–49. He left the Goldstone Ground and joined league rivals Port Vale for a £3,500 fee in November 1949.

He made a perfect start for his new club, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Millwall at the Old Recreation Ground on 12 November. He moved on to Western League side Salisbury in January 1955.

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