John Clayton (born 20 August 1961) is a Scottish former professional
footballer
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. A
striker, he made over 150 appearances in the
English Football League
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and had spells playing in
Hong Kong
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and the Netherlands.
A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Clayton began his professional football career with his home town club, Elgin City FC, then of the Scottish Highland Football League, prior to transferring to England with
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...
, signing with the club at the age of 17 after completing his A-levels. He was forced to retire in 1993 due to persistent back problems that required surgery.
Following his retirement, Clayton moved to Bristol in 1995 because of his wife's business and started assisting
Bristol City
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Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...
to coach the various levels of youth football at their academy where his son Jon was playing. He later worked as assistant to
Keith Millen with the club's under-17 side and, in October 2006, he was appointed as head coach of Bristol City's academy. In a backroom reshuffle in 2012, Clayton was put in charge of the under-18's side with
Willie McStay replacing him as academy boss.
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1961 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Derby County F.C. players
Chesterfield F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Fortuna Sittard players
FC Volendam players
Burnley F.C. players
English Football League players
Eredivisie players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Bulova SA players
Footballers from Elgin, Moray
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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