Max Sheaf

	Sheaf with Redditch United in April 2023
Personal information
Full name	Max Daniel Sheaf
Date of birth	10 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Gravesend, Kent, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gateshead
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Hull City
2019–2020	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)
2021	→ Torquay United (loan)
2021–2022	Gloucester City
2022	→ Hungerford Town (loan)
2022–2023	Redditch United
2023–2025	Ross County
2025–	Gateshead
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
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Max Daniel Sheaf (born 10 March 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Gateshead.

Career

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]

Personal life

Sheaf's older brother Ben is also a footballer.^[17] He went to The Anthony Roper Primary School, then moved on to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys in 2011.

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2021^[18]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	2018–19	Championship	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2019–20	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	3	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	6	0
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2019–20	League Two	19	2	2	0	0	0	1^[a]	1	22	3
Torquay United (loan)	2020–21^[19]	National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	2^[b]	0	5	0
Career total			23	2	3	0	1	0	6	1	33	3

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References

^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Behind The Stripes: Max Sheaf". Hull City A.F.C. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ "Hull City 1–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^ "Hull City midfielder Max Sheaf completes loan move to Cheltenham Town". Gloucester Live. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ "Max Sheaf: Hull City teenager joins Cheltenham Town on six-month loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Leyton Orient 1–0 Cheltenham Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ "Cheltenham Town 4 Newport County 7: Two hat-tricks for rampant Exiles". southwalesargus.co.uk. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Greaves & Sheaf agree loan extensions". ctfc.com. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Hull City midfielder Max Sheaf joins on loan". Torquay United FC. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Retained List Confirmed". Hull City A.F.C. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^ "Max Sheaf Joins City". Gloucester City A.F.C. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Retained List Announced". Gloucester City A.F.C. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "Sheaf loaned to Hungerford". Gloucester City A.F.C. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "New Signing - Max Sheaf". Redditch United F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "Max Sheaf joins from Redditch United!". Ross County FC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Max Sheaf joins Gateshead from Ross County". gateshead-fc.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
^ 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.
^ "Max Sheaf". Soccerbase.
^ Max Sheaf at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[EFT-19] Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

[FAT-21] Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

[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.

[Hull_City_1–1_Bristol_City-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. 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] 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.

[18] "Max Sheaf". Soccerbase.

[sw-20] Max Sheaf at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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Sheaf with Redditch United in April 2023
Full name	Max Daniel Sheaf^[1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Gravesend, Kent, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gateshead
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	15	(0)
2025–	Gateshead	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC)