Name: Clifford Samuel "Cliff" BrittonNickname: "-"
Country:

England
Club:
EvertonShirt Number:
4Position: ★
DMF,
CMFSide:
RF/BSAge:
23-28 years (29/08/1909)
Height:
179 cmWeight:
70 kgAttack:
70Defence:
73Balance:
75Stamina:
84Top Speed:
78Acceleration:
80Response:
77Agility:
86Dribble Accuracy:
87Dribble Speed:
81Short Pass Accuracy:
89Short Pass Speed:
78Long Pass Accuracy:
93Long Pass Speed:
80Shot Accuracy:
64Shot Power:
81Shot Technique:
67Free Kick Accuracy:
68Curling:
84Header:
68Jump:
72Technique:
87Aggression:
75Mentality:
78Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
89Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
5Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
6Growth type:
StandardCARDS:P06 – Pinpoint Pass
P07 – Early Cross
S02 – Passer
S05 – 1-touch Play
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Passing - Playmaking - Centre - 1-Touch Pass
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced Clifford Britton was born in Hanham, Bristol, on 27th August 1909. He played local football before signing as a professional for Bristol Rovers in August 1928. An elegant right-half, Britton joined Everton in June 1930.
The right-wing-half was known for his pinpoint crossing. Although he scored only three times in his 242 appearances for Everton and his country between 1930 and ‘38, he provided plenty of assists for the club’s record goalscorer, Dixie Dean. The 'best in the business', Britton was described by Dixie who he often set up for goal opportunities, with his pinpoint crosses.
Tony Mathews in 'Who's who of Everton' wrote:
a right-half of great style and efficiency, polish and poise, he always wanted the ball and loved to drive forward, assisting his front men whenever possible.
'The Prince of Centre-Halves: The Life of Tommy 'T.G.' Jones' wrote:
In later life, T.G. was sparing in his praise for former teammates, hut he readily adknowledged that Watson and Cliff Britton were the best passers of a ball he ever encountered.
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Britton was the best half-back on the field –a schemer, a juggler yet tenuous in tackling and intervening. His first double-turn stood him in good stead many a time –it is the move of a giant.
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One of the most gentlemanly and unassuming players in the game. An artiste in ball control and delightful to watch. Revels in linking up with the forwards, whilst his accurate lobbed centres are ever a menace.
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Britton has not grown in physical strength but has much daintiness.
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Britton was outstanding because he did everything by way of a morsel of artistry. He toyed with the ball just long enough to turn it into space of a foot or less and then made his pass or a swinging centre towards goal. Britton had no superior although (Matt) Busby started remarkably well...Britton was an artist.
Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History wrote:
He was generally accepted as the pioneer of the slide-rule pass, and helped to revolutionise football tactics in much the same way as Don Revie was to do some twenty years later
Horatio “Raich” Carter, the Sunderland and England forward, highlighted Britton’s gift for crossing the ball early and with unerring accuracy wrote:
The most devastating centre must always be the one that slashes into the middle before the defence have had time to set their stall out. The player who often finds himself best placed to catch a defence in such a position of vulnerability is the wing half. Few have demonstrated the force of this argument in such an emphatic manner as...Cliff Britton. I have come across wingers who are less effective with their centres than this cultured wing half-back.
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