Phil Jevons

Phillip Jevons (born 1 August 1979) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who was most recently first team coach at EFL League One side Fleetwood Town.

As a player, he was a forward who played between 1996 and 2014 for Everton, Grimsby Town, Hull City, Yeovil Town, Bristol City, Huddersfield Town, Bury, Morecambe, Hyde and Stockport County.

Jevons came through the youth academy at Premier League side Everton and was promoted to the club's first team squad in 1996.

But, he made his first team debut on 10 March 1999 coming on as a 38th-minute substitute for Nick Barmby in a 2–1 Premier League victory over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.

He was handed his first start for the club on 22 September 1999 in a 1–0 home defeat in the League Cup by Oxford United, however he was replaced in the 46th minute by Francis Jeffers.

Jevons was transfer listed at the end of the 2000–01 season.

He made only eight league appearances before being sold to Grimsby Town in 2001.

It was whilst a Grimsby player that he is notably remembered for scoring a last minute 30-yard extra time winning goal for The Mariners 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, having initially being 1–0 down.

He became one of the better young players in their reserve side, scoring 37 goals in 90 youth team games and winning an FA Premier Reserve League winners medal in 2001.

Despite his reputation for frequently scoring in the youth and reserve sides, he failed to break through into the first-team squad on a regular basis.

His final appearance came on 5 May 2001 when he featured in a 2–1 defeat away at Chelsea.

In July 2001, he was sold to Grimsby Town 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.

On 9 October 2001, he scored a long-range goal in extra time of a League Cup fixture against Liverpool to send Grimsby through to the next round knocking Liverpool out.

Jevons finished the 2001–02 season having played 37 games scoring eight goals in all competitions.

After three substitute appearances for Grimsby in the 2002–03 season, Jevons was placed on the transfer list due to financial reasons, but was later removed and was sent out on a season-long loan to Humber derby rivals Hull City.

He went on to join Hull City on loan before returning to Grimsby for the 2003–04 campaign.

The following season he joined Yeovil Town where he hit 42 goals in 84 appearances in a two-year spell before signing for Bristol City.

He scored three goals in 26 games for Hull, before returning to the Mariners in the summer of 2003 following Grimsby's relegation from the second tier of English football.

Following the sacking of Paul Groves and the appointment of Nicky Law, Jevons struck up a good partnership with Isaiah Rankin, he scored four goals in a 6–1 victory over Barnsley on 28 February 2004.

Despite this the club suffered a second successive relegation, Jevons finished that season with twelve goals and left the club at the end of the season.

In total Jevons scored 24 times as a Grimsby Town player.

On 18 June 2004, he joined Yeovil Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.

He made his debut on the opening day of the 2004–05 season in a 3–1 defeat to Bury.

He scored his first goal for the club on 10 August 2004, as part of a 1–1 draw with Darlington.

He then scored in each of the next two games against Boston United and Notts County respectively.

On 18 September 2004, he scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 6–1 win over Oxford United.

He went on to score another two hat-trick's that season against Chester City and Bristol Rovers respectively.

He finished the 2004–05 season with a total of 29 goals in all competitions.

Jevons scored his first goal of the 2005–06 season on 10 September 2005 in a 2–1 win over Walsall.

Before the new year he went on to score another seven goals including a brace in a 3–0 win over Nottingham Forest on 22 October 2005.

After New Year, he scored another eight goals, including two brace's against Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town.

In 2008, he joined Huddersfield Town permanently following a short loan spell and again in 2009 was loaned out again to Bury and Morecambe.

In 2010, he signed with Morecambe on a permanent basis notching up 12 goals in 65 appearances in his two-year stay.

In 2012 following his release from the club he took his first step into non-League football by signing with newly promoted Conference National side Hyde.

Jevons netted 15 goals in 35 appearances which aided Hyde's survival in the Conference but on 21 May 2013 he signed for Stockport County who had suffered relegation at the expense of Hyde.

In 2014, he announced his retirement to focus on his coaching career.

He played his last professional match for Stockport County in a 3–1 win over Harrogate Town in which he scored two goals.

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Jevons is a product of the Everton youth academy.