Trevor Neal Hebberd (born 19 June 1958
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who played as a midfielder.

Southampton

Born in

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, Hampshire, he signed for

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on leaving school in 1974 and made his first team debut two years later in a 2–2 draw against

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in the Second Division. He managed 12 league appearances in 1976–77, scoring twice. He made 12 appearances again in the 1977–78 season, scoring once, as the Saints won promotion to the First Division – where they would remain for the next 27 years. Hebberd established himself as a regular player in the 1979–80 season, but lost his place in the team a year later. He played 11 league games in 1980–81 and just four in 1981–82. He had played 95 league games for the Saints, scoring seven goals.League statistics by season and photo at Sporting heroes
/ref> He remained at Southampton until 1982, when he was sold to

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. During his final season at Southampton, he had loan spells with

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and

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Oxford United and Derby County

Hebberd was a key player in Oxford's Third Division title triumph in 1984 and their Second Division championship glory the following year. In

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he achieved the finest moment of his career by helping Oxford win the League Cup at

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with the opening goal in a 3–0 victory. He received the man of the match award. When Oxford were relegated from the

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in 1988, Hebberd was sold to

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and in his first season he helped them finish fifth in the league. But, like Oxford's League Cup triumph three years earlier, the ban on English clubs in European competition meant that Hebberd was unable to experience the

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, and County were relegated to the Second Division two years later.

Later career

In the autumn of 1991, Hebberd spent a month on loan at

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before leaving the

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for good and being signed by Fourth Division side Chesterfield. He spent three years at

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before signing for Lincoln City. Hebberd joined Lincoln for the 1994–95 season. He made his senior debut for them on the opening day of the campaign, in a 2–0 victory over

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. He played in most league games for Lincoln up until his final match, against

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on 4 March 1995. In total he made 33 appearances for Lincoln before being given a free transfer at the end of the season, later finishing his career at Southern League Grantham Town.

Post-playing career

He later worked in a warehouse in

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Honours

Oxford United * League Cup:

References

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