Domestic-league season · Doncaster.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2164 | 6.58 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 7.7 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.2 |
Clifton's current-season form is down 20% on last season (Season 25→20), while his Rating held around 32. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 49).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Doncaster · 14th | 37 | 2 | 1 | 6.58 | 32 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | Doncaster · 1st | 42 | 6 | 1 | 6.71 | 31 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | Grimsby · 21st | 42 | 3 | 8 | 6.75 | 32 | 49 |
| 2022/23 | Grimsby · 11th | 44 | 7 | 2 | 6.87 | 35 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | Grimsby · 24th | 35 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 31 | 22 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
H. Clifton is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Doncaster, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 329th of 482 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Clifton.
Judged on this season alone, Clifton graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.371 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 46th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 28 Clifton is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 31.8, Clifton carries the 46th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~20), then tapers with age. At 28, Clifton sits on 11.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Clifton's projected Rating — 31.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
