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John Ebbrell

John Ebbrell
Personal information
Full name John Keith Ebbrell
Date of birth (1969-10-01) 1 October 1969 (age 47)
Place of birth Bromborough, Cheshire, England, UK
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1997 Everton 207 (13)
1997–1999 Sheffield United 1 (0)
Total 208 (13)
Teams managed
2016 Everton U18
2016– Everton U23 (Assistant Manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Keith Ebbrell (born 1 October 1969 in Bromborough, Cheshire) is an English former professional footballer who is currently assistant manager of the Under-23's side at Premier League club Everton FC.

Ebbrell signed schoolboy forms for Everton aged 12. Everton proposed Ebbrell attend trials for the first intake of the FA/GM National Football School at Lilleshall in 1984. The trials were successful and he went on to captain the England schoolboys teams at various age levels. Shortly after graduating he signed professional forms for Everton in 1986 and was quickly fast-tracked by Howard Kendall to regularly train with the first team squad, resulting in an early first team call-up and then to becoming a regular first team player in the early 1990s. During a difficult decade for the Toffees Ebbrell was part of the Everton squad that reached the 1995 FA Cup Final, but after missing the semi-final (in which Everton comfortably beat an impressive Tottenham Hotspur) through suspension, manager Joe Royle continued with the other two-thirds of the Dogs of War for the final – Barry Horne and Joe Parkinson.

In 1997 Howard Kendall, then manager of Sheffield United, bought Ebbrell in a £1.2m transfer deal.

Ebbrell's career at Sheffield United was blighted by an ankle injury, originally sustained at Everton but deteriorated after surgery during his time at Sheffield United, to the extent that Ebbrell was forced to retire from professional football early in 1999. He made his Sheffield United debut against Reading, but was replaced by Don Hutchison at half time due to injury, meaning he only completed 45 minutes of action in his Sheffield United career.

Everton hosted a testimonial match in which Joe Royle provided the opposition in the form of Manchester City, as recognition of Ebbrell's service extending to more than 10 years of top flight football with Everton.


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