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Jeffrey was born in Dalderby, near Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
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William Jeffrey
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In the 1891-1892 season, Jeffrey made seven appearances for the first team playing at right-back as Burnley finished seventh in the table.
Career
After a spell in Lancashire with West Manchester, Jeffrey played for several clubs in Lincolnshire, before returning to the north-west to join Burnley of the Football League in August 1891. At this time, Burnley had a very large squad of players, including "nearly fifty Scotsmen", so the majority of their players had to content themselves by appearing in the reserve side. One of those Scotsmen was Tom Nicol, who made the Number.
2 shirt his own in 1892-1893 as a result of which, Jeffrey made no further first-team appearances for the Turf Moor club
In June 1893, Jeffrey moved to London to join Woolwich Arsenal, playing in the Second Division. In his one season at the Manor Ground, Jeffrey played in either of the full-back positions, making a total of 31 appearances in all competitions.
In November 1894, Jeffrey was recruited by Southampton Saint Mary"s who had just embarked on the inaugural season of the newly formed Southern League. Jeffrey made his "Saints" debut, taking over from David Hamer, at left-back in a 2–2 draw against Millwall Athletic at the Antelope Ground.
At the end of the season, Jeffrey left the Saints and disappeared into obscurity.
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