Jon Narbett

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Jon Narbett (born 21 November 1968{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Stefan |date=2020-11-08 |title=MY HEREFORD UNITED STORY {{!}} Jon Narbett |url=https://yourherefordshire.co.uk/all/featured-articles/my-hereford-united-story-jon-narbett/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Herefordshire's Independent Source of News & Information |language=en-US}}) is an English retired professional footballer who made over 100 appearances for Hereford United. Hereford United paid a then record club transfer fee of £27,500 to Shrewsbury Town for Narbett in December 1988. He scored seven first team goals as a midfielder for Hereford in the 1988–9 season in Division 4 of the Football League.{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball0000unse_u4p2 |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1989-90 |date=1989 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=978-0-356-17921-6 |editor-last=Rollin |editor-first=Jack |pages=261,262 |via=Internet Archive}} Narbett scored his first League hat-trick in Hereford's 4–2 win over Carlisle United on 15 September 1990{{Cite news |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19900917/032/0032 |title=Carry on scoring 3-goal Narbett is told |date=17 September 1990 |work=Western Daily Press |page=32 |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 February 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive | language=English}} and went on to be United's top goalscorer for the 1990–91 season.{{Cite news |url=https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004998/19910905/068/0068 |title=Citizen Sports Desk |date=5 September 1991 |work=Gloucester Citizen |page=back |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 February 2024 |via=British Newspaper Archive | language=English}} Narbett was transferred to Oxford United for £65,000 at the start of 1992–3 season.{{Cite news |url=http://archive.org/details/NewsUK1992UKEnglish |title=The Times Guide to the 1992-3 season |date=13 August 1992 |work=The Times |page=28 |access-date=4 February 2024 | language=English}} He also played for Chesterfield and Kalmar before a cruciate knee ligament injury cut his career short in 1996.{{cite web |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7781660.Narbett_bids_to_beat_his_injury_ordeal/ |title=Narbett bids to beat his injury ordeal |website=Worcester News |date =21 November 2000}} He tried to resurrect his career by playing non league for Kidderminster Harriers, Evesham and Worcester City, but eventually retired.

Narbett now lives in Chicago, in the United States of America, working in financial services.{{Cite web |title=Hereford Hero #7 - Jon Narbett {{!}} Talking Bull |url=https://www.talkingbull.org/hereford-hero-7-jon-narbett/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |language=en-GB}}