Billy Clifford

Chelsea

Born in Slough, Clifford came through the Chelsea academy, having signed with them at the age of 8. He turned professional in 2010. He played in Chelsea's pre-season friendly away to Ajax, and on 18 October, he joined the first team for an away Champions League game against Spartak Moscow, where he was an unused substitute. Clifford signed a new four-year contract for Chelsea in September 2011. On 19 March 2012, Clifford made headlines when he, along with Jacob Mellis, set off a smoke grenade and caused an evacuation of the club's Cobham training ground. The pair escaped with a fine after admitting he brought the grenade – understood to be from a paintball expedition – into Chelsea's Cobham training headquarters. The pair were suspended after the incident on 2 March, though Mellis was sacked. On 11 January 2013, he joined Colchester United on a one-month loan deal, and made his debut the next day as they fell to a 2–1 home defeat to Scunthorpe – a club-record ninth successive defeat. Having been joined in Essex by his Chelsea teammate Sam Walker, also on loan, Billy started the remaining four games of his initial loan spell as the U's fortunes began to turn. On 12 February after a 1–0 win at home to Preston North End, the loan deal was extended until the end of the season with Colchester boss Joe Dunne describing Billy as "tenacious, has great technical ability, his heart is big and it's a chance to get out and play which he has taken." A fortnight later he…

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As of 19 September 2026

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