Nigel Clutton is a former English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who played as a forward. He made a professional appearance for his hometown club, Chester

Chester City F.C.

Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...

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Clutton was playing Sunday League football for Chester based side Blacon

Blacon

Blacon is a large suburb near Chester, in Cheshire, England, containing a mixture of private homes and substantial public council-built properties...

 and working as a milkman

Milkman

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 when he was given his solitary Football League

The Football League

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 outing for Chester on March 1, 1978 at home to Carlisle United

Carlisle United F.C.

Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....

. Clutton was given his chance due to injuries to Ian Edwards

Ian Edwards (footballer)

Robert Ian Edwards is a Welsh former footballer who played as a striker. He was capped by Wales and played in The Football League for four clubs.-Playing career:...

 and Ian Howat

Ian Howat

Ian Howat is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City and Crewe Alexandra. He later appeared for several non-league clubs.-Playing career:...

 and he lined up in attack alongside new signing Ian Mellor

Ian Mellor

Ian Mellor is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Sale, England.Mellor, a left-winger, began his career with Manchester City before moving to Norwich City in 1973 for a fee of £65,000. The Canaries were struggling against relegation in their first season in English football's...

. The match ended in a 2–2 draw as Ronnie Phillips

Ronnie Phillips

Ronald "Ronnie" Phillips is a former English professional footballer.-Playing career:A left sided midfielder who also played as winger, Phillips began his career with Bolton Wanderers...

 and Paul Crossley

Paul Crossley (footballer)

Paul Crossley was an English professional footballer. He usually played as a winger.-Career:...

scored for Chester. Clutton did not play at a professional level again.