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Francis
Jeffers |
Everton FC, Arsenal FC
1 cap,
1 goal
P 1 W
0 D 0 L 1 F
1:
A 3
*(actual F 1: A 1)
0% successful
1999-2003
disciplined:
none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 45
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Profile |
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Full name |
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 Liverpool, Lancashire [registered in
Liverpool, March 1981].
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 Premiership matches, caught the
attention of Arsenal FC, and he signed for them on 14 June
2001 for an initial �8 million (it should have raised to �10 million,
dependent on appearances). Unfortunately, he could not repeat his
earlier performances, scoring only four in 22 Premiership matches (only four
starts), and he was loaned back to Everton FC on 1 September 2003 for the
2003-04 season, he played eighteen Premiership matches, without any
return. He was signed by Charlton Athletic FC for �2.6 million on 10
August 2004. Following a lacklustre season with Charlton, and an
uneventful start to the 2005-06, after twenty Premiership matches with
three goals, Jeffers joined Glasgow 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 Premiership 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
finalsie 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.
Currently training with Tranmere Rovers FC. |
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Club honours |
FA Youth Cup winner 1997-98;
FA Community Shield runners-up 2003. |
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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 �1 million, 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 players 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 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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Francis Jeffers - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45 |
1 |
45
min |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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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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CG
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