Jonathan Sheffield (born 1 February 1969) is an English former professional

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goalkeeper who has subsequently worked as a coach.

Playing career

Born in

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, Sheffield came through the youth system at Norwich City, but made just one appearance for their first team when he deputised for the suspended Bryan Gunn in a 2–2 draw against

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on 15 April 1989. While with Norwich, he had loan spells with

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and Cambridge United before joining Cambridge on a permanent basis. Whilst at Cambridge, Sheffield fought for the number 1 shirt with John Vaughan and enjoyed success with the club as they reached the old Division Two, as he eventually made the number 1 shirt at Cambridge his own following the departure of John Vaughan and his replacement

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. While at Cambridge he had loan spells with Colchester United, Swindon Town and

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. Whilst playing for Swindon Town in the

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against

, Sheffield became the first player to wear the number 40 shirt in the Premier League. He was one of four goalkeepers used by Swindon throughout that season alongside

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, Nick Hammond and

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. After 56 performances for Cambridge he left the Abbey Stadium to join local rivals Peterborough United in a £150,000 transfer, where he played 62 games before moving to

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for £100,000. In 2001 Sheffield joined

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on a free transfer and played 21 games, giving him a career total of 341 league appearances. He also represented Saltash United in Cornwall.

Coaching career

In December 2010, Sheffield was announced as Yeovil Town's new goalkeeping coach as a replacement for Ben Roberts. He held his position for 3 months before Len Bond came in as a permanent Goalkeeping Coach at Yeovil.

Honours

Yeovil Town *

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: 2001–02

References

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Jon Sheffield
Flown From The Nest * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheffield, Jon, Morgan 1959 births Living people English footballers Norwich City F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Premier League players Saltash United F.C. players Association football goalkeepers