Malcolm Clift

Malcolm Clift (born 31 October 1936) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and former coach of Canterbury-Bankstown, Leeds and the Gold Coast Seagulls.^[2]

Clift was born in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia.

Clift began his career at Canterbury-Bankstown as a centre. In 1960 he had his last playing season, and started coaching. He coached Canterbury-Bankstown to the 1974 Grand Final, which the club lost against Eastern Suburbs. Clift stopped coaching for a period between 1977 and 1982. In 1985, he coached English side Leeds, but left after one season.

Clift later coached the Gold Coast Seagulls .^[3] He retired in 1991 after coaching for one season at the Gold Coast. That year, the club endured a horror year on the field, only winning two matches and finished last with the Wooden Spoon.

After his retirement, Clift assisted Chris Anderson with his coaching term.^[4][5]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bob McCarthy 1988-1990	Coach Gold Coast Seagulls 1991	Succeeded by Wally Lewis 1992-1993
Preceded by Maurice Bamford 1986-1988	Coach Leeds 1985	Succeeded by Peter Fox 1985-1986
Preceded by Bob Hagan 1971-1972	Coach Canterbury-Bankstown 1973-1977	Succeeded by Ted Glossop 1978-1983

• Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney

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