 After leaving Carlisle United (1987-1991), Clive had a brief stint as First Team Coach at Darlington (1991), before becoming Assistant to Jimmy Mullen at Burnley (1992).After Jimmy Mullen left in 1996, Clive briefly took over as Care-taker Manager, before becoming Assistant Manager to Adrian Heath and then Chief Scout under Chris Waddle.In 1998, he joined Preston North End as Chief Scout to David Moyes, and remained for the tenures of Craig Brown and Billy Davies.