Alf Jefferies (footballer, born 1922)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred James Jefferies[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1922[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 1998 (aged 76)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Oxford, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1947 | Oxford City | 169 | (0) |
| 1946 | → Colchester United (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| 1947–1954 | Brentford | 116 | (0) |
| 1954–1955 | Torquay United | 45 | (0) |
| Banbury Spencer | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Didcot Town | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alfred "Alf" Jefferies (9 February 1922 – 9 February 1998) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford and Torquay United.
Career
Early years
A goalkeeper, Jefferies began his career as an amateur with Arsenal, before signing for hometown Isthmian League club Oxford City,[2] making an appearance in the club's final competitive match before the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.[3] He made 169 appearances for the club between 1938 and 1947.[4] While stationed at Colchester Garrison in 1946, he made an appearance for the town's local Southern League club.[5]
Brentford
Jefferies turned professional and joined Division One club Brentford in September 1947.[2] With the Bees now in Division Two, he finally made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Southampton on 29 October 1949.[6] Jefferies went on to largely keep established goalkeepers Ted Gaskell and Reg Newton out of the team, but he finally lost his place to Newton during a disastrous 1953–54 season, in which Brentford were relegated to the Division Three South.[2] He departed Griffin Park in August 1954, having made 121 appearances during 9 years with the Bees.[2]
Torquay United
Jefferies signed for Division Three South club Torquay United in August 1954 and missed just one league game during the 1954–55 season.[2] He left the club at the end of the campaign.[2]
Non-league football
Jefferies dropped into non-league football and returned home to Oxfordshire to sign for Birmingham & District League Division One club Banbury Spencer in 1955.[2] He later managed Metropolitan & District League side Didcot Town.[2]
Personal life
Jefferies' brother Ray and son Alan were contracted to Brentford, but neither made a first team appearance.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Alf Jefferies". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 87. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "OXFORD CITY FC - HISTORY & STATISTICS". citystats.moonfruit.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Players (Alphabetic)". docs.google.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Alf Jeffries - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". www.brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.