Clifford "Cliff" Eccles (born 4 September 1967 in Warrington) is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Springfield Borough/Chorley Borough, Rochdale Hornets, Salford City Reds, Swinton Lions and Widnes Vikings, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12. Salford were then beaten by St Helens in the semi-final. The Sheffield Eagles went on to win the game and beat the Wigan Warriors in the Wembley Final.