Derek Jefferson Football player

Derek Jefferson (born 5 September 1948 in Morpeth, Northumberland) is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 150 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1966 and 1972, where he was nicknamed 'the special one'. Derek jefferson was also one of the candidates for the England's managers job in the 1980s after Ron Greenwood got the sack. He is perhaps best remembered for scoring the winning goal in the 1971 5-aside tournament held at power league.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 05, 1948
Birth place
Morpeth Northumberland , Northumberland

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Football player

position
Defender (association football)
teams
Hereford United F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Ipswich Town F.C.
Washington Diplomats
Boston Minutemen

Derek Jefferson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.sportspursuits.org/about.htm
  2. http://www.tmwmtt.com/sql/players/profile.phtml?first=Derek&last=Jefferson