Jeff Minton

Football player infobox
playername= Jeff Minton


fullname = Jeffrey Minton
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1973|12|28|df=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=6
currentclub = Chelmsford City
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992–1994
1994–1999
1999–2001
2001
2001–2002
2002
2002–2006
2006–
clubs = Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hove Albion
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Leyton Orient
Grays Athletic
Canvey Island
Chelmsford City
caps(goals) = 002 0(1)
175 (31)
036 0(4)
009 0(2)
033 0(5)
00? 0(?)
138 (25)
041 (18)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 2006-07 season
ntupdate =

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.

Career

Minton began his professional career as a trainee with Tottenham in 1992, making three league and cup appearances, scoring one goal.cite web | last =| first =| authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Jeff Minton | work =Soccerbase | publisher = Racing Post| date = | url =http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5492| format = | doi = | accessdate =2008-03-05 ] 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. He joined Port Vale on a free transfer in June 1999. 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. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Five up for sale at Vale | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2000-12-04 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/1054788.stm | accessdate =2008-03-05 ] He struggled to hold down a place in the first team in the New Year and entered talks with Rotherham United in March 2001. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Millmoor beckons for Minton | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2001-03-15 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/1222205.stm | accessdate =2008-03-05 ] He joined Rotherham and scored on his debut for them in a 3-0 against Bristol City. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Rotherham 3-0 Bristol Rovers | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2001-03-17 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1224186.stm| accessdate =2008-03-05 ] 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. 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. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Orient crush Pompey| work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2002-01-05 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1735047.stm| accessdate =2008-03-05 ] He was offered a two-year extension to his contract in January 2002, [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Orient keen to keep Minton | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2002-01-17 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/1766680.stm| accessdate =2008-03-05 ] but left the club in August 2002 and joined Grays Athletic. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Edwards snap up Minton| work = | pages = | language = | publisher = Non-League Daily| date =2002-08-11 | url =http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=5319| accessdate =2008-03-05 ] Two weeks later, he moved to Canvey Island in a player exchange deal for midfielder Adam Miller. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Ryman clubs swop players| work = | pages = | language = | publisher = Non-League Daily| date =2002-08-26 | url =http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=5634| accessdate =2008-03-05 ] 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. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Canvey Island 2-3 Hednesford| work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport| date =2004-05-23 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/3740559.stm| accessdate =2008-03-05 ] He joined Chelmsford City in August 2006.cite web | last =| first =| authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Jeff Minton | work =Soccerbase | publisher = Racing Post| date = | url =http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=36841| format = | doi = | accessdate =2008-03-05 ]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=5492|name=Jeff Minton
* [http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2002/player_details.php?playerid=3111 Jeff Minton 2002-03 stats] at SoccerFactsUK
* [http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2003/player_details.php?playerid=3111 Jeff Minton 2003-04 stats] at SoccerFactsUK
* [http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/player_details.php?playerid=3111 Jeff Minton 2004-05 stats] at SoccerFactsUK
* [http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2005/player_details.php?playerid=3111 Jeff Minton 2005-06 stats] at SoccerFactsUK
* [http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2006/player_details.php?playerid=3111 Jeff Minton 2006-07 stats] at SoccerFactsUK