 In February 1994 he joined Neil Warnock's Huddersfield Town, costing the Terriers £20,000.In June 1995, Warnock took over at Plymouth Argyle, with Clayton following in August, Chris Billy and £125,000 accompanying Clayton to Plymouth in exchange for Paul Dalton.A regular in his first season at Home Park, he missed most of the following campaign with a knee injury and was released at the end of the season.