Clayton Ince

Ince was born in Arima. He began his footballing career as a defender before converting to become a goalkeeper. As back-up to Michael McComie he played in goal against the then Soviet Union when Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Portugal, although the tournament did not go too well for his team which conceded a total of 12 goals in three group matches. Ince began his playing career with the Chaguaramas-based club Defence Force, where he quickly established himself as a promising young goalkeeper. In 1997, he was named the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation's Player of the Year. He was named the Best Goalkeeper at the Caribbean Cup in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2001.

In 1999, Ince went on trial to the Welsh club Wrexham (who play in the English Football League). Although he played well whilst on trial, the club could not afford to offer him a contract. However, in September of the same year he was offered a contract by Crewe Alexandra, which was accepted by Ince. Ince spent most of his first two seasons at Crewe as understudy to Jason Kearton, the exception being a one-month loan spell at Dundee, during which time he did not actually play. After returning to Crewe in November 2000 he was placed on the transfer list, the only club who actively tried to sign him was Wrexham, whose bid failed due to a lack of funds. He was removed from the transfer list in the summer of 2001 when Kearton left the club, Ince went on to establish himself as Crewe's first-choice goalkeeper during the 2000–01 season. After playing in over 200 games for the club, Ince left Crewe in the summer of 2005 following the expiry of his contract. He signed for fellow Championship side Coventry City on a Bosman transfer. He failed to establish himself as a first-choice with the club, serving as understudy to successive loan signings Stephen Bywater and Márton Fülöp. Following Trinidad and Tobago's qualification for the 2006 World Cup, Ince made it publicly known that he wanted to leave Coventry on loan to play first-team football. He has stated that without this his place in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the tournament would be jeopardised; although he was no longer…

As a member of the squad that competed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Ince was awarded the Chaconia Medal (Gold Class), the second highest state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago.

Crewe Alexandra

Football League Second Division runner-up: 2002–03 Walsall

Football League Two: 2006–07 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 2006–07 Football League Two Walsall Player of the Year: 2008–09 Chaconia Medal Gold Class: 2006