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on 31 December 1954 and played eight league games in the 1954–55 season.
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He made a brief stint at Sydney club North Shore for a year in 1947.
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Cliff Almond died on 4 November 2018 at age 88 in his hometown
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2030:Worthington
1600:Di Fabrizio
1545:Constantine
1520:D. Campbell
1415:P. O'Connor
1249:Utjesenovic
1169:Raskopoulos
1159:Postecoglou
1119:S. O'Connor
829:E. Campbell
789:Baumgartner
605:My Football
585:16 December
557:16 December
319:Aston Villa
293:Club career
167:North Shore
89:Position(s)
84:, Australia
65:, Australia
2050:Categories
1935:J. Thomson
1930:E. Thomson
1905:Sutherland
1875:Scheinflug
1815:Poulakakis
1700:Kannangara
1690:Hutchinson
1475:Bainbridge
1435:Wainwright
1380:Gegenhuber
1345:Casagrande
467:References
285:Early life
2010:Weinstein
2005:E. Watson
1955:Valentine
1870:L. Schwab
1865:B. Schwab
1860:Scarsella
1800:Papasavas
1780:P. Murray
1775:L. Murray
1755:McDermott
1745:Maramaris
1575:Dalgleish
1535:Cockerill
1510:Broadbent
1480:Bambridge
1425:Salisbury
1410:J. Murray
1390:S. Hughes
1340:Brentnall
1294:Wilkinson
1289:J. Watson
1259:T. Vidmar
1254:A. Vidmar
1209:Schwarzer
1174:Ratcliffe
1014:Lazaridis
959:J. Hughes
869:Crowhurst
809:Bresciano
769:Armstrong
414:Australia
385:Friendly
237:Australia
211:1955–1969
193:1954–1955
177:1953–1954
147:1946–1947
93:Full-back
43:Full name
1980:Villiers
1900:R. Smith
1885:Sermanni
1785:Nikolich
1625:Fletcher
1620:Economos
1605:Dockerty
1550:Corrigan
1515:Brusasco
1505:Boskovic
1405:Monteath
1395:McCallum
1370:Garriock
1299:Williams
1229:T. Smith
1224:G. Smith
1204:Schaefer
1184:Richards
1154:Petersen
1129:Ollerton
1114:Nyskohus
1094:Moriarty
1079:Mitchell
1064:McMillan
1044:Marocchi
1029:Loughran
1004:Krncevic
984:Johnston
974:Jennings
964:Ivanović
894:Drummond
884:Davidson
854:Coolahan
849:Conquest
814:Buljevic
749:Ackerley
448:Cessnock
358:Cessnock
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152:Cessnock
82:Cessnock
63:Cessnock
2020:Wilkins
2000:Wallace
1995:Walkley
1990:Vrolyks
1985:Vlasits
1960:Van Ryn
1895:Simmons
1855:Sandell
1840:Roberts
1805:Perkins
1765:McShane
1725:Lefevre
1660:Grimson
1655:P. Gray
1645:Gilmour
1640:Gilbert
1615:Dunster
1580:De Witt
1540:Connell
1530:Cilauro
1495:Bayutti
1485:Barclay
1445:Wheeler
1440:Wardell
1400:Millman
1335:Alagich
1284:Watkiss
1234:Stewart
1144:Parsons
1139:O'Neill
1059:Maunder
1054:Masters
1049:Marston
1019:Lennard
999:Kosmina
934:Harding
924:I. Gray
824:Cameron
799:Bignall
794:Bennett
730:Players
641:23 June
443:Honours
264:forward
2035:Wright
1975:Vessey
1950:Tuting
1945:Turner
1940:Thorne
1925:Thomas
1920:Telfer
1915:Taylor
1890:Shield
1845:Robins
1835:Rennie
1795:Ogston
1790:Oakley
1760:McIver
1730:Lennie
1715:Krüger
1695:Kamasz
1665:Harlow
1630:George
1610:Druery
1590:Dettre
1585:Desira
1570:Culina
1525:Caruso
1500:Blanco
1490:Barlow
1420:Peters
1385:Heydon
1365:Forman
1314:Zabica
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1304:Wilson
1279:Warren
1269:Vojtek
1264:Viduka
1239:Tansey
1219:Slater
1214:Sharne
1194:Sander
1189:Rooney
1179:Reilly
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1099:Morrow
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874:Curran
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784:Barnes
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396:Goals
388:Total
2025:Woods
2015:Wells
1970:Vella
1880:Selby
1850:Royal
1820:Rasic
1810:Pless
1770:Miles
1750:Matić
1735:Logan
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1670:Heath
1650:Grant
1635:Gibbs
1565:Crook
1560:Croft
1555:Crisp
1465:Allen
1360:Dolan
1328:Women
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1244:Tobin
1199:Savor
1164:Quill
1149:Perin
1134:Olver
1084:Moore
1074:Melta
1039:Maher
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979:Johns
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352:Death
120:Years
1910:Tagg
1830:Reid
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1720:Lamb
1680:Hoar
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