William Jeffrey (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish former
footballer
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who played for
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...
,
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...
,
Northampton Town
Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1897, the c ...
and
Kettering Town
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. During his spell at Oxford, he played 314 league games, and he is thirteenth highest in the
overall list of appearances. After retirement, Jeffrey has been assistant manager twice, and has managed
Irthlingborough Diamonds
Irthlingborough Diamonds was a football club from Irthlingborough, England. Founded in 1946, in 1992 the club merged with Rushden Town to form Rushden & Diamonds, which played at Irthlingborough's Nene Park until financial troubles caused it to e ...
,
Stamford,
Rugby Town and
Banbury United
Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium.
History
The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the Sp ...
.
Blackpool
Jeffrey made his debut for
Sam Ellis'
Blackpool
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on 2 October 1982, in a 2–0 victory over
Darlington
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at
Bloomfield Road
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. He made thirteen further appearances in ''the Seasiders''
' 1982–83 campaign, the final one being on 12 March 1983, in another 2–0 home win, this time over
Port Vale
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. He also scored one League goal, in a
New Year's Day
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defeat at
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.
They were founded in 190 ...
. He appeared in both of the club's
FA Cup
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ties – as a substitute against
Horwich RMI in the First Round, and then in the starting line-up against
arch-rivals Preston North End
Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...
in the Second Round.
[Calley, Roy, '' Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', Breedon Books Sport (1992), pp. 340–341]
References
External links
Rage Online profile
1956 births
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Northampton Town F.C. players
Oxford United F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Kettering Town F.C. players
English Football League players
Irthlingborough Diamonds F.C. managers
Stamford A.F.C. managers
Rugby Town F.C. managers
Banbury United F.C. managers
Living people
Scottish football managers
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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