Cliff Wilson
Personal Information
Date of birth	May 10, 1934
Date of death	May 21, 1994
Nationality	Welsh
Career
Professional	1979 - ?
Best World Ranking	16 (1988/89)
World Championship Best	runner-up (1981, 1984)
Highest Break	?

Cliff Wilson was a professional snooker player. A lovely image of the Welsh flag, derived from an SVG file by Tobias Jakobs in the sodipodi flags collection. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The snooker world rankings are a system of ranking professional snooker players. ... The Snooker world rankings for the top 32 snooker players in the 1988/1989 season are listed below. ... The World Snooker Championship is the climax of snookers annual calendar and the most important snooker event of the year in terms of prestige, prize money and world ranking points. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In snooker, a break is the total score achieved by a player in a single visit to the table. ... Snooker table Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 X 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ...

Wilson was a talented amateur who grew up in the same town, Tredegar, as his friend and rival Ray Reardon. He won the National Under-19 Championship in 1952 and 1953, and the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1956. Tredegar is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, traditional county of Monmouthshire, lying on the Sirhowy River in southern Wales, United Kingdom. ... Ray Reardon is a retired Welsh snooker player. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Snooker's popularity was on the wane at this time. Wilson became disillusioned with the game and gave up snooker completely for fifteen years. His interest rekindled in the early 1970s, and he finally turned professional in 1979, aged 45. He broke into the top sixteen for one season, 1988/89. This page refers to the year 1979. ...

He died on May 21, 1994. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...