Alick Jeffrey

Alick Jeffrey
Personal information
Date of birth29 January 1939
Place of birthRawmarsh, England
Date of death22 November 2000 (aged 61)
Place of deathDoncaster, England
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954–1957Doncaster Rovers71(34)
1959Skegness Town1(0)
1961Sydney Prague?(?)
1962Auburn?(?)
1962–1963Skegness Town?(?)
1963–1969Doncaster Rovers191(95)
1969–1970Lincoln City22(3)
1970Worksop Town?(?)
Total284(132)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alick Jeffrey (29 January 1939 – 22 November 2000) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker. Jeffrey made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League, scoring over 100 goals.

Career

Born in Rawmarsh, Jeffrey made his senior debut for Doncaster Rovers in 1954, at the age of just 15. Jeffrey had agreed a move to Manchester United when he sustained a badly broken leg playing for England U23 v France in October 1956. He was forced to retire due to that injury in 1957. An attempted come back with Skegness Town in August 1959, ended when he broke his leg again on his debut. Jeffrey then moved to Australia, and began his long road back to professional football with Sydney Prague in 1961 and Auburn in 1962. Later that same year, he returned to England to play non-league football with Skegness Town before finally returning to professional football with Doncaster Rovers in December 1963. He also played in the Football League with Lincoln City, before playing non-league football with Worksop Town in 1970.

Legacy

The road around the Doncaster Rovers stadium opened in 2006 was named Alick Jeffrey Way.[1]

References

  1. "Thousands attend opening of Doncaster's new Community Sports Complex". Doncaster Council e-news online. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

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