Jeffrey Simon Thompson Minton (born 28 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Minton began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, but only made two Premier League appearances before being allowed to join Brighton & Hove Albion in July 1994.
[2][4] He scored on his debut on 25 April 1992, when manager Peter Shreeves played him in a 3–3 draw with Everton at White Hart Lane, which was also saw farewell presentations for Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne before they left for Japan and Italy respectively.
[2] However, rookie boss Jimmy Case could not prevent the club from suffering relegation to the Third Division at the end of the 1995–96 season; they were 12 points short of the safety mark set by York City.
[2] New manager Brian Horton had a brief spell in charge, before the club finished 1998–99 in 17th place under Micky Adams; Minton scored nine goals in 38 games, and was voted onto the PFA Team of the Year.
In total, Minton made 199 league and cup appearances, scoring 32 goals, in five seasons, during a poor time in the club's history which saw them forced to sell the Goldstone Ground and temporarily reside at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium.
[9] He made eight further appearances in the remainder of the 2000–01 season as Ronnie Moore's side secured promotion to the First Division with a second-place finish, just two points behind champions Millwall.
[12] Two weeks later, he moved to Jeff King's Canvey Island in a player exchange deal for midfielder Adam Miller.
[24] According to the Rotherham United website, Minton was a "dynamic midfielder" and "was a player with a good passing ability with a liking to push forward".