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Francis
Jeffers |
Everton FC, Arsenal FC
1 appearance,
1 debut goal
P 1 W
0 D 0 L 1 F
1:
A 3
*(actual F 1: A 1)
0% successful
1999-2003
disciplined:
none
captain: none
minutes played: 45
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Profile |
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Francis Jeffers |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
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Born |
25 January 1981 in Croxteth, Liverpool,
Merseyside [registered in
Liverpool, March 1981].
notes:
Liverpool became part of the Merseyside registration county in 1974.
Attended St Swithin's Roman Catholic
Primary School and De La Selle College, Croxteth |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 10st 7lb. [2000 & 2004]. |
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Source |
Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2000/04] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
As an Everton FC YTS
trainee, he signed
professional terms on 20 February 1998. His prolific goalscoring
abilities, eighteen goals in 49 Premier League matches, caught the
attention of Arsenal FC, and he signed for them on 14 June 2001 for an
initial £8m. (it should have raised to £10m.,
dependent on appearances). Unfortunately, he could not repeat his
earlier performances, scoring only four in 22 Premier League matches (only four
starts), and he was loaned back to Everton FC on 1 September 2003 for the
2003-04 season, he played eighteen Premier League matches, without any
return. He was signed by Charlton Athletic FC for £2.6m. on 10
August 2004. Following a lacklustre season with Charlton, and an
uneventful start to the 2005-06, after twenty Premier League matches with
three goals, Jeffers joined Rangers FC on 31 August 2005 on a
four-month loan deal, he played in only eight SPL matches. Jeffers
was released from his Charlton contract in May 2006 and joined Blackburn
Rovers FC on 30 June 2006, he played in only ten Premier League matches, and consequently joined Ipswich Town FC on loan on 2 March 2007.
He was injured and returned to Rovers, but upon his recovery, he returned
to Ipswich for the remainder of the season. His early form was recovered
as he scored four in nine league matches, but Blackburn refused any
attempts for Ipswich to sign Jeffers. On 9 August 2007 however, Jeffers signed for Sheffield Wednesday FC
for £700,000. After
a return of only five goals in 54 league
matches, Jeffers was released on 3 May 2010. He went to
Blackpool FC on trial, and returned to Everton FC to train. On 29 October
2010, Jeffers signed for Australian A-League side Newcastle Jets
for ten matches, he scored once. After being unable to
finalise a contract, Jeffers returned to UK and signed for Motherwell FC
in February 2011. He played in ten SPL matches,
scoring once, before being released on 1 June 2011. In October 2011,
Jeffers again signed for Newcastle Jets, before being released again in
April 2012, after two goals in 26 matches.
After maintaining his fitness with Tranmere Rovers FC, Jeffers signed with
Maltese Premier Leafue side, Floriana FC, on 12 October 2012,
scoring one in two appearances. On 8 March 2013, Jeffers signed
with Accrington Stanley FC until the end of that season, making
seven league appearances, scoring twice. Following which, he had
unsuccessful trials with Bury FC, Brunei DPMM and Chester FC. |
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Club honours |
FA Youth Cup winner 1997-98;
FA Cup winners 2001-02, 2002-03;
FA Premier League runners-up 2002-03;
FA Community Shield runners-up 2003; Scottish Cup
runners-up 2010-11; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
In
February 1999, as a 17-year-old, Jeffers signed a five-year contract with
Everton, worth over one million pounds, and at that time, it made him England's
highest-paid teenage footballer ever, and he still had a year of his apprenticeship with Everton to run. |
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Source |
Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2003] |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who became the 1121st
player (1124) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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Only match |
No. 799, 12 February 2003, England 1
Australia 3, a friendly match at The Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, London,
substitute (ht), aged 22 years 18 days.
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England U21 (16 appearances,
13 goals), England U16, England U15,
England Schoolboy. |
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Distinctions |
None |
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England Disgrace |
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Jeffers has had numerous convictions for
using a mobile phone while driving. He was disqualified from driving for
15 months during a hearing at South Sefton Magistrates' Court in November,
reduced to six months on appeal in May 2012. His address was stated as
Greenfinch Close in Croxteth, after ending his career in Australia.
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Beyond England |
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Jeffers is currently working with Everton
FC Academy on a voluntary basis.
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Francis Jeffers - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45 |
1 |
45
min |
0 |
None |
None |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Francis Jeffers
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Colour of Shirt - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home - Red - Friendly |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
Notes
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