| Malcolm Clift | |
| Fullname: | Malcolm Douglas Clift |
| Birth Date: | 31 October 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Year1start: | 1954 |
| Appearances1: | 4 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Coachyear1start: | 1973 |
| Coachyear1end: | 77 |
| Coachgames1: | 118 |
| Coachwins1: | 62 |
| Coachdraws1: | 7 |
| Coachlosses1: | 49 |
| Coachteam2: | Leeds |
| Coachyear2start: | 1985 |
| Coachgames2: | 28 |
| Coachwins2: | 16 |
| Coachdraws2: | 2 |
| Coachlosses2: | 10 |
| Coachteam3: | Gold Coast Seagulls |
| Coachyear3start: | 1991 |
| Coachgames3: | 22 |
| Coachwins3: | 2 |
| Coachdraws3: | 1 |
| Coachlosses3: | 19 |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 25 October 2019 |
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]