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Max Sheaf
Sheaf with Redditch United in April 2023
Personal information
Full name Max Daniel Sheaf[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Gravesend, Kent, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Eastbourne Borough
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Hull City 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 19 (2)
2021 → Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2021–2022 Gloucester City 19 (0)
2022 → Hungerford Town (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 Redditch United 42 (7)
2023–2025 Ross County 14 (0)
2025 Gateshead 13 (0)
2025–2026 Hednesford Town 18 (1)
2026– Eastbourne Borough 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:31, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Max Daniel Sheaf (born 10 March 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League Premier Division club Eastbourne Borough.

Career

[edit]

Born in Gravesend,[2] he made his league debut in the final match of the 2018–19 season when he came on in the 54th-minute as a substitute for Fraizer Campbell against Bristol City.[3]

On 29 July 2019, Sheaf joined Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2020.[4][5] He made his debut for the Robins in the first match of the 2019–20 season playing 75 mins in a 1–0 loss to Leyton Orient.[6] He scored his first professional in an EFL Trophy tie against Newport County on 12 November 2019.[7]

Sheaf's loan at Cheltenham was extended until the end of the season on 8 January 2020.[8]

On 18 January 2021, Sheaf joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[9]

Sheaf was released by Hull City at the end of the 2020–21 season.[10]

On 27 August 2021, Sheaf signed a one-year contract with Gloucester City.[11] He was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[12]

On 18 February 2022, Sheaf was sent on a month-long loan spell to Hungerford Town.[13]

On 5 August 2022, Redditch United announced the signing of Sheaf on a free transfer following his release from Gloucester City.[14]

Sheaf joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on 28 June 2023 on a two-year deal after County paid an undisclosed fee to Redditch United.[15]

On 10 January 2025, Sheaf joined National League side Gateshead on an eighteen-month deal.[16]

In October 2025, Sheaf joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hednesford Town.[17]

On 31 May 2026, Sheaf was announced as a new signing for Eastbourne Borough following their relegation from the National League South.

Personal life

[edit]

Sheaf's older brother Ben is also a footballer.[18] He went to The Anthony Roper Primary School, then moved on to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys in 2011.

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 September 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2018–19 Championship 1010100030
2019–20 Championship 0000000000
2020–21 League One 0000003[a]030
Total 1010103060
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2019–20 League Two 19220001[a]1223
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21[20] National League 30——2[b]050
Gloucester City 2021–22 National League North 19020—2[b]1231
Hungerford Town (loan) 2021–22[21] National League South 70——0070
Redditch United 2022–23[22] Southern Football League
Premier Division Central
42730—9[c]1548
Ross County 2023–24[23] Scottish Premiership 140—301[d]0180
2024–25[24] Scottish Premiership 00—000000
Total 140003010180
Gateshead 2024–25[25] National League 60——0060
2025–26[26] National League 7000—1[e]080
Total 130000010140
Hednesford Town 2025–26 Northern Premier League
Premier Division
181——3[f]0211
Eastbourne Borough 2026–27[27] Isthmian League
Premier Division
6020—0080
Career total 142101004022317813
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup, three appearance in Worcestershire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in Northern Premier League Premier Division playoffs, two appearances in Birmingham Senior Cup

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Behind The Stripes: Max Sheaf". Hull City A.F.C. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hull City 1–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hull City midfielder Max Sheaf completes loan move to Cheltenham Town". Gloucester Live. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Max Sheaf: Hull City teenager joins Cheltenham Town on six-month loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Leyton Orient 1–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cheltenham Town 4 Newport County 7: Two hat-tricks for rampant Exiles". southwalesargus.co.uk. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Greaves & Sheaf agree loan extensions". ctfc.com. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Hull City midfielder Max Sheaf joins on loan". Torquay United FC. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Retained List Confirmed". Hull City A.F.C. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Max Sheaf Joins City". Gloucester City A.F.C. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Retained List Announced". Gloucester City A.F.C. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Sheaf loaned to Hungerford". Gloucester City A.F.C. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "New Signing – Max Sheaf". Redditch United F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Max Sheaf joins from Redditch United!". Ross County FC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Max Sheaf joins Gateshead from Ross County". gateshead-fc.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "The ink's still drying…Max Sheaf becomes the latest Pitman". htfc.co.uk. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  18. ↑ Wobschall, Leon (12 July 2019). "Doncaster Rovers sign highly-rated Arsenal midfielder Ben Sheaf on a six-month loan". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Max Sheaf". Soccerbase.
  20. ↑ Max Sheaf at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Aylesbury United – Max Sheaf". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Redditch United – 2022–2023". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Ross County – Appearances – M. Sheaf – 2023–2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Ross County – Appearances – 2024–2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Max Sheaf in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Max Sheaf in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "Eastbourne Borough – Appearances – Max Sheaf – 2026-2027". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2026.