Max Sheaf

Max Sheaf
Sheaf with Redditch United in April 2023
Personal information
Full name Max Daniel Sheaf
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 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:31, 20 October 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

Born in Gravesend, 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.

On 29 July 2019, Sheaf joined Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2020. 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. He scored his first professional in an EFL Trophy tie against Newport County on 12 November 2019.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Personal life

Sheaf's older brother Ben is also a footballer. 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 24 October 2026
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 0000003030
Total 1010103060
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2019–20 League Two 192200011223
Torquay United (loan) 2020–21 National League 30——2050
Gloucester City 2021–22 National League North 19020—21231
Hungerford Town (loan) 2021–22 National League South 70——0070
Redditch United 2022–23 SFL Premier Division Central 42730—91548
Ross County 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 140—3010180
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 00—000000
Total 140003010180
Gateshead 2024–25 National League 60——0060
2025–26 National League 7000—1080
Total 130000010140
Hednesford Town 2025–26 NPL Premier Division 181——30211
Eastbourne Borough 2026–27 IL Premier Division 9040—31161
Career total 145101204025418614
  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
  7. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Sussex Senior Cup

References

  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.