Roaring for their village
Published at 19:24, Thursday, 10 March 2011
Club: Clifton Lions.
FLASHBACK: Lions captain Danny Jones, right, with his dad Mark back in 2004 when they were the club’s Junior Player of the Year and Player of the Year
Formed: Originally in 1932 but reformed in the 1970s.
Ground: William Street, Great Clifton.
Chairman: Jeff Park.
First team coach: Neil Wilkinson.
Captaincy: It changes around but hooker Danny Jones had it recently.
Teams: One open age side.
How many players: 25.
Biggest honour: Winning the league, Dale Campbell-Savours trophy and the top four in the same season in 2005.
Former star: The last one to move to Workington Town was Scott Burgess.
Best thing about Clifton: The enjoyment of watching our village side excel.
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