| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Joseph Jeffers | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1988 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1995 | Port Vale | 180 | (10) |
| 1995 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Stockport County | 57 | (6) |
| 1997–1998 | Hednesford Town | ||
| Total | 240+ | (16+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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John Joseph Jeffers (born 5 October 1968) is a former English footballer.
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Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000. He went straight into the first 11, playing in the 1989 play-off final to help the club achieve promotion from the Football League Third Division. However, during March 1991 he started to become plagued by injury, mainly abdomenal. Though he battled on and helped the club to promotion in the 1993–94 campaign. He went on a one month loan to Shrewsbury Town in January 1995 and in August that year had a trial with Stockport County, finally being given a free transfer in November 1995 at which point he joined County permanently.[1] In October 1997, he joined Hednesford Town and retired at the close of the 1997–98 season.