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Jason Eaton (Born 29 January 1969) is a former English footballer who most prominently played for Cheltenham Town.
Eaton was born in Bristol, at age 17 he signed for local side Bristol Rovers as a central forward. After playing 1 season at Rovers, manager Gerry Francis did not renew his contract. He then played for Clevedon and Trowbridge before he signed for Bristol City, who Eaton was a childhood fan of[1], and played for them for half a season.
In November of 1990 he signed for semi-professional team Gloucester City for a fee of around £10,000[2]. He played for Gloucester for just under 2 years before signing for rivals Cheltenham Town for £19,000. Eaton had his most successful spell at Cheltenham, winning the 1998 FA Trophy final with them, scoring a 79th minute header against Southport at Wembley Stadium[3].
After playing 6 seasons with Cheltenham, Eaton signed for Yeovil Town and played for a handful of local teams before once again joining Gloucester in 2004[4]. At his last season at Gloucester, he only scored once before being released from the club.
