Phil Jevons
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Phillip "Phil" Jevons is an English
football player who currently plays for Football League Two
side Morecambe
. He is notably remembered for scoring a last minute 45 yard extra time winning goal for Grimsby Town
against his home town club Liverpool
in the third round of the League Cup in 2001 which gave The Mariners a 2-1 victory at Anfield
. He had joined Grimsby that year from Everton
where he played in the Premier League.
He has also played for Hull City
, Yeovil Town
, Bristol City
, Huddersfield Town
and Bury
.
and became one of the stars of their youth side, scoring 55 goals in 91 youth team games and winning the FA Youth Cup
in 1998. Despite his reputation for frequently scoring in the youth and reserve side, He failed to make much impact on the first team squad, however he managed to feature in several Premiership games. He became a part of the Everton youth team squad that started such professional careers as Francis Jeffers
and Danny Cadamarteri
. But whereas Jeffers stayed on and made an impact at Goodison Park
, Jevons was transfer listed and left the club at the end of the 2000–2001 season.
for £
250,000. Grimsby were playing in the Football League First Division
, and Jevons was one of the first signings of the new campaign for manager Lennie Lawrence
. He became an instant hit at Blundell Park
and helped fire Grimsby to the top of the league within the first five games of the season, notably his partnership with young striker Jonathan Rowan
had shown early promise. He is fondly remembered by Town fans for scoring a stunning long-range goal in extra time of a League Cup fixture against Liverpool
. After picking up the ball 45 yards from goal, Jevons hit a shot into the top left hand corner of Chris Kirkland
's goal which ultimately won the game for Grimsby who had come from a goal behind to win the match 2–1 and which was the Mariners' first-ever victory at Anfield
. After this success the club were knocked out in the following round by Arsenal
and this was to be the end of the glory for Jevons and Grimsby; his performances dipped and his place in the squad was at stake due to the impact of new signing Michael Boulding
. Following the collapse of ITV Digital
Grimsby like many other smaller clubs in England
struggled financially and this led new manager Paul Groves to the task of cutting the club's wage bill. After several league games for Grimsby in the 2002–2003 season, Jevons was sent on a season-long loan to Humberside
rivals Hull City
who at the time were playing several leagues below Grimsby. Jevons returned to the Mariners in the summer of 2003 following Grimsby's relegation from the second tier of English football. Injuries and off-field troubles meant that Jevons did not feature in Town's first team until midway through the 2003–04 season, as the club decided to reinstate the player following a controversial fall-out with chairman Peter Furneaux
. Ironically Jevons had returned in time to replace the departed Michael Boulding
who several seasons back had been a preferred forward to Jevons. Following the sacking of Paul Groves and the appointment of Nicky Law, Jevons seemingly struck up a good partnership with Isaiah Rankin
and scored an impressive four goals in a home fixture against Barnsley
. Despite this the club suffered a second successive relegation and Jevons left the club at the end of the season after a further bust up with Furneaux. In total Jevons scored 24 times as a Grimsby Town player, 12 of them coming in the latter half of his final season.
on a free transfer in June 2004 and became an integral part of manager Gary Johnson
's squad as Yeovil launched an assault on promotion from League Two. He became leading scorer for the club – in 2005 and was also the joint top scorer in all four divisions with 27 league goals. Ultimately at the end of the season he earned promotion to League One. Jevons had a consolidation season in 2005–06 as Yeovil adapted to League One football, at the end of the season, Gary Johnson quit as the clubs manager and this also paved the way for Phil's departure from Huish Park
.
after a free transfer from Yeovil Town in the summer of 2006, following Gary Johnson to Ashton Gate
. Once again Jevons romped his way through League One, earning goals that would see the club promoted to the Championship league. After promotion though, Jevons slipped out of contention in the squad and on 22 November 2007 he went to Huddersfield Town
on a month's loan.
at the Galpharm Stadium
. On 1 December he scored his first two goals in a 3–0 against his former club, Grimsby Town to send Huddersfield through to the third round of the FA Cup
. His first league goal for the Terriers came against his parent club's rivals, Bristol Rovers
. Then on 24 December, Jevons's loan was extended until 19 January 2008. However, on 10 January Jevons was signed for £100,000, that could double to £200,000 depending on appearances and whether Town win promotion, on a deal that takes him until summer 2010. On 23 March 2009, he joined League Two side Bury
on a month's loan. He made his debut as a substitute the following day in the 1–1 draw against Rotherham United
at the Don Valley Stadium
. He stayed during their play-off campaign, but unfortunately he had his penalty saved in the second leg against Shrewsbury Town
, before they lost on a penalty shoot-out.
on a season-long loan deal, along with teammate Ian Craney
. He got his first goal for the Shrimps in their 5–2 defeat by Burton Albion
on 15 August 2009. He scored 18 goals in his loan spell at the club. He signed a pre-contract agreement with Morecambe to stay with the club after his contract with Huddersfield Town ends on the 30 June 2010.Even when he was only on loan, Jevons was a real fan favourite. Morecambe FC fans were delighted when news filtered through that manager Sammy McIlroy
had managed to sign him on a two-year-deal.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football player who currently plays for Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Morecambe
Morecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
. He is notably remembered for scoring a last minute 45 yard extra time winning goal for Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
against his home town club Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
in the third round of the League Cup in 2001 which gave The Mariners a 2-1 victory at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
. He had joined Grimsby that year from Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
where he played in the Premier League.
He has also played for Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
, Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
, Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
, Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
and Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
.
Everton
Jevons is a product of the Everton F.C. AcademyFinch Farm
Finch Farm is the training ground for Everton F.C., in the Liverpool suburb of Halewood.The School of Science is the nickname given to the complex by some supporters, referring to a long-standing nickname for the club. The training ground houses both the Everton first team and the youth academy...
and became one of the stars of their youth side, scoring 55 goals in 91 youth team games and winning the FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
in 1998. Despite his reputation for frequently scoring in the youth and reserve side, He failed to make much impact on the first team squad, however he managed to feature in several Premiership games. He became a part of the Everton youth team squad that started such professional careers as Francis Jeffers
Francis Jeffers
Francis Jeffers is an English football striker who currently plays for Newcastle United Jets in the A-League. In his career Jeffers has played for Barclays Premier League teams Everton and Arsenal...
and Danny Cadamarteri
Danny Cadamarteri
Daniel Leon "Danny" Cadamarteri is an English footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town in Football League One. Cadamarteri has played for a number of teams in England, in the Premier League, the Football League as well as a short period in non-League football, before joining Dundee United.Early...
. But whereas Jeffers stayed on and made an impact at Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
, Jevons was transfer listed and left the club at the end of the 2000–2001 season.
Grimsby Town
In July 2001, he was sold to Grimsby TownGrimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
for £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
250,000. Grimsby were playing in the Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
, and Jevons was one of the first signings of the new campaign for manager Lennie Lawrence
Lennie Lawrence
Robin Michael Lawrence, commonly known as Lennie Lawrence, is a British football manager who is assistant manager of Crystal Palace. He has managed a number of English clubs and one Welsh club in a coaching career spanning over 30 years...
. He became an instant hit at Blundell Park
Blundell Park
Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1898, but only one of the original stands remain. The current capacity of the ground is 9546, though with the introduction of all seating in the late...
and helped fire Grimsby to the top of the league within the first five games of the season, notably his partnership with young striker Jonathan Rowan
Jonathan Rowan
Jonathan Robert "Jonny" Rowan is a former English professional footballer. He notably played in the Football League for his home town club Grimsby Town, having also played for Kidderminster Harriers, Kettering Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Boston Town and Boston United.He currently runs his own...
had shown early promise. He is fondly remembered by Town fans for scoring a stunning long-range goal in extra time of a League Cup fixture against Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. After picking up the ball 45 yards from goal, Jevons hit a shot into the top left hand corner of Chris Kirkland
Chris Kirkland
Christopher Edmund "Chris" Kirkland is an English footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. He also has one cap for the England national team....
's goal which ultimately won the game for Grimsby who had come from a goal behind to win the match 2–1 and which was the Mariners' first-ever victory at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
. After this success the club were knocked out in the following round by Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and this was to be the end of the glory for Jevons and Grimsby; his performances dipped and his place in the squad was at stake due to the impact of new signing Michael Boulding
Michael Boulding
Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain...
. Following the collapse of ITV Digital
ITV Digital
ITV Digital was a British digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network as ONdigital in 1998 and briefly re-branded as ITV Digital in July 2001, before the service ceased in May 2002. Its main shareholders...
Grimsby like many other smaller clubs in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
struggled financially and this led new manager Paul Groves to the task of cutting the club's wage bill. After several league games for Grimsby in the 2002–2003 season, Jevons was sent on a season-long loan to Humberside
Humberside
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...
rivals Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
who at the time were playing several leagues below Grimsby. Jevons returned to the Mariners in the summer of 2003 following Grimsby's relegation from the second tier of English football. Injuries and off-field troubles meant that Jevons did not feature in Town's first team until midway through the 2003–04 season, as the club decided to reinstate the player following a controversial fall-out with chairman Peter Furneaux
Peter Furneaux
Peter Furneaux is an English football club chairman and investor. He previously held the position of Executive Director at Grimsby Town where he was twice Chairman....
. Ironically Jevons had returned in time to replace the departed Michael Boulding
Michael Boulding
Michael Thomas Boulding is an English professional footballer. He can play as a forward or as a winger, and had previously been a promising young tennis player, ranking among the top 20 players in Britain...
who several seasons back had been a preferred forward to Jevons. Following the sacking of Paul Groves and the appointment of Nicky Law, Jevons seemingly struck up a good partnership with Isaiah Rankin
Isaiah Rankin
Isaiah Marcus Rankin is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon....
and scored an impressive four goals in a home fixture against Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
. Despite this the club suffered a second successive relegation and Jevons left the club at the end of the season after a further bust up with Furneaux. In total Jevons scored 24 times as a Grimsby Town player, 12 of them coming in the latter half of his final season.
Yeovil Town
He joined Yeovil TownYeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
on a free transfer in June 2004 and became an integral part of manager Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson (footballer)
Gary Johnson is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Npower League Two's Northampton Town....
's squad as Yeovil launched an assault on promotion from League Two. He became leading scorer for the club – in 2005 and was also the joint top scorer in all four divisions with 27 league goals. Ultimately at the end of the season he earned promotion to League One. Jevons had a consolidation season in 2005–06 as Yeovil adapted to League One football, at the end of the season, Gary Johnson quit as the clubs manager and this also paved the way for Phil's departure from Huish Park
Huish Park
Huish Park is a football ground in the suburbs of Yeovil, Somerset, England and is the home ground of Yeovil Town Football Club. The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, The Huish famous for numerous FA Cup giant-killings was officially opened on 4 August 1990, with a match against then...
.
Bristol City
He joined Bristol CityBristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
after a free transfer from Yeovil Town in the summer of 2006, following Gary Johnson to Ashton Gate
Ashton Gate
Ashton Gate Stadium is a stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of 21,497, with an effective capacity for football matches of around 19,500, with an average...
. Once again Jevons romped his way through League One, earning goals that would see the club promoted to the Championship league. After promotion though, Jevons slipped out of contention in the squad and on 22 November 2007 he went to Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
on a month's loan.
Huddersfield Town
He made his debut on 24 November, as a substitute in Town's 1–0 loss against Leyton OrientLeyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
at the Galpharm Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
. On 1 December he scored his first two goals in a 3–0 against his former club, Grimsby Town to send Huddersfield through to the third round of the FA Cup
FA Cup 2007-08
The 2007–08 FA Cup was the 127th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. A record 731 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition....
. His first league goal for the Terriers came against his parent club's rivals, Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
. Then on 24 December, Jevons's loan was extended until 19 January 2008. However, on 10 January Jevons was signed for £100,000, that could double to £200,000 depending on appearances and whether Town win promotion, on a deal that takes him until summer 2010. On 23 March 2009, he joined League Two side Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
on a month's loan. He made his debut as a substitute the following day in the 1–1 draw against Rotherham United
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
at the Don Valley Stadium
Don Valley Stadium
The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...
. He stayed during their play-off campaign, but unfortunately he had his penalty saved in the second leg against Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
, before they lost on a penalty shoot-out.
Morecambe
On 22 July 2009 Jevons signed for MorecambeMorecambe F.C.
Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park...
on a season-long loan deal, along with teammate Ian Craney
Ian Craney
Ian Thomas William Craney is an English footballer. He is currently playing for Accrington Stanley.-Career:After starting his career as a junior at Everton, he got his first break in senior football at Conference National side Altrincham, before moving to Accrington Stanley in 2004...
. He got his first goal for the Shrimps in their 5–2 defeat by Burton Albion
Burton Albion F.C.
Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...
on 15 August 2009. He scored 18 goals in his loan spell at the club. He signed a pre-contract agreement with Morecambe to stay with the club after his contract with Huddersfield Town ends on the 30 June 2010.Even when he was only on loan, Jevons was a real fan favourite. Morecambe FC fans were delighted when news filtered through that manager Sammy McIlroy
Sammy McIlroy
Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United....
had managed to sign him on a two-year-deal.
Yeovil Town
- Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Champion: 2005 - Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Golden Boot: 2005
Bristol City
- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
Player of the Round (Second Round): 2006 - Top goalscorer: 2006–07 Season with 11 goals (League) and 6 (Cups)
Music
Pete Green wrote "The Ballad of Phil Jevons" which appears on the B side of his first seven-inch single Everything I Do Is Gonna Be Sparkly (Atomic Beat Records, 2007 – ABR001). According to the songwriter: "To start with I just wrote the song to amuse my fellow Grimsby-supporting mates, and never intended it for public performance because I didn't think it'd mean anything to anyone. But then I thought: hmm, well, the enigmatic, gifted-but-lazy footballer is sort of an everyman figure really."- How can I object to you
- if you score four times in an afternoon?
- Phil, your boots are white
- but if you fill your boots like that, we'll forgive that shite
- Your finishing was really quite sublime
- The Barnsley fans were leaving at half time
- A Scouser's work is never done
- and when you signed from Everton
- you scored a gem at Liverpool
- but got yourself shipped out on loan to Hull
- A lazy sod or just a nervous wreck?
- A 35-yard millstone round your neck
- And you and me are just a pair of slackers
- We're gonna carry on until they sack us
- Four grand a week with bonuses
- I would say the onus is
- on you to justify that salary
- It took a run in the reserves to make you see:
- motivated not by Groves but fear
- Scoring goals and saving your career
- You shrugged your shoulders as the Mariners went down
- and then you buggered off to Yeovil Town
External links
- Phil Jevons player profile at htafc.com
- Yeovil Town record