William Jeffrey (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish former

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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 Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

. 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'

on 2 October 1982, in a 2–0 victory over

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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 Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...

. He also scored one League goal, in a

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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

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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

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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 {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub