Michael Richard Jeffrey (born 11 August 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a

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. In a career lasted from 1989 to 2002, Jeffrey notably played in the top flight of English, Dutch and Scottish football with spells in the Premier League with

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, in the Eredivisie for Fortuna Sittard and in the

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for

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. He has also played professionally in the

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for

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, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Grimsby Town and

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Career

Jeffrey began his career with

in 1988, although it was a move to Doncaster Rovers in 1992 that kickstarted his career as he scored 19 goals in 42 League appearances. He joined Premier League side

in October 1993, but under

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he would only make a total of five appearances in all competitions, with a solitary goal coming in a 1–1 League Cup draw against

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on 30 November 1994. In June 1995 he signed for Rotherham United for £100,000, scoring five goals from twenty appearances before he was subject to a bid from newly-promoted Eredivise side Fortuna Sittard in December. He joined Fortuna for £225,000 only six months into his time at Rotherham. He scored 25 goals in 123 appearances over the next few seasons as Fortuna fended off relegation from the Dutch top flight. In May 1999 he signed for

side

but saw minimal action which lead him to sign for Grimsby Town the following summer. His time at Grimsby only yielded two league goals over several seasons and during the 2001–02 season he was loaned out to

. Following his release by Grimsby in the summer of 2002, Jeffrey retired aged only 30 years old.

Personal life

Since retiring from football in 2002, Jeffrey has resided in his native Liverpool and has worked as a car salesman.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffrey, Michael 1971 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Liverpool Men's association football forwards Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Fortuna Sittard players Kilmarnock F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Premier League players Scottish Premier League players Eredivisie players English Football League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands