Jeff Minton

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Jeff Minton
Personal information
Full name Jeffrey Minton
Date of birth 28 December 1973 (1973-12-28) (age 34)
Place of birth    England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Chelmsford City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992–1994
1994–1999
1999–2001
2001
2001–2002
2002
2002–2006
2006–		 Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hove Albion
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Leyton Orient
Grays Athletic
Canvey Island
Chelmsford City		 002 0(1)
175 (31)
036 0(4)
009 0(2)
033 0(5)
00? 0(?)
138 (25)
041 (18)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2006-07 season.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jeffrey 'Jeff' Minton (b. 1973-12-28) is a English football player who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Port Vale, Rotherham United and Leyton Orient between 1992 and 2002 and is now playing non-league football for Chelmsford City.

[edit] Career

Minton began his professional career as a trainee with Tottenham in 1992, making three league and cup appearances, scoring one goal.[1] He was released in July 1994 and joined Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer, for whom he made 199 league and cup appearances, scoring 32 goals, in five seasons.[1] He joined Port Vale on a free transfer in June 1999.[1] Following a defeat to non-league Canvey Island in the FA Cup, he and four other players were placed on the transfer list in December 2000.[2] He struggled to hold down a place in the first team in the New Year and entered talks with Rotherham United in March 2001.[3] He joined Rotherham and scored on his debut for them in a 3-0 against Bristol City.[4] He made nine appearances, scoring two goals, in the remainder of the 2001-2001 season as Rotherham secured promotion to Division One.He joined Third Division side, Leyton Orient, in July 2001.[1] He made 39 league and cup appearances in the 2001-2002 season and was part of the team that beat First Division side Portsmouth in the 3rd round of the FA Cup in January 2002.[5] He was offered a two-year extension to his contract in January 2002,[6] but left the club in August 2002 and joined Grays Athletic.[7] Two weeks later, he moved to Canvey Island in a player exchange deal for midfielder Adam Miller.[8] He spent four seasons at Canvey Island, helping them to promotion to the Football Conference and to the final of the FA Trophy in 2004.[9] He joined Chelmsford City in August 2006.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Jeff Minton. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
  2. ^ "Five up for sale at Vale", BBC Sport, 2000-12-04. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  3. ^ "Millmoor beckons for Minton", BBC Sport, 2001-03-15. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  4. ^ "Rotherham 3-0 Bristol Rovers", BBC Sport, 2001-03-17. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  5. ^ "Orient crush Pompey", BBC Sport, 2002-01-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  6. ^ "Orient keen to keep Minton", BBC Sport, 2002-01-17. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  7. ^ "Edwards snap up Minton", Non-League Daily, 2002-08-11. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  8. ^ "Ryman clubs swop players", Non-League Daily, 2002-08-26. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  9. ^ "Canvey Island 2-3 Hednesford", BBC Sport, 2004-05-23. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  10. ^ Jeff Minton. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.

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