Simon Black (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Anthony Black | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Marston Green, Solihull, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–199x | Birmingham City | 2 | (0) |
| – | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1995 | Yeovil Town | 13 | (4) |
| 1996 | Ilkeston Town | 1 | |
| 1996 | Gloucester City | 7 | (3) |
| 1998 | Brierley Hill Town | ||
| 1998–199? | Halesowen Town | ||
| 199?–2000 | Bedworth United | ||
| 2000–2001 | Stourbridge | ||
| 2002–200? | Paget Rangers | ||
| Bridlington Town | |||
| Hall Road Rangers | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Simon Anthony Black (born 9 November 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Birmingham City.[1][2]
Black was born in Marston Green, Solihull. When he left school in 1991, he joined Birmingham City as a YTS trainee,[1] and made his debut in Division One (second tier) on the opening day of the 1993–94 season in a 1–0 defeat at Charlton Athletic. He played once more in the league and twice in the Anglo-Italian Cup, before leaving the club.[3] He was later on the books of Doncaster Rovers, without playing for the first team.[4][5]
He joined Yeovil Town, making his debut for them on 4 March and going on to make 13 appearances during the remainder of the 1994–95 season, scoring four goals.[6] He subsequently played one match for Ilkeston Town on 24 February 1996 before joining Gloucester City,[7] where he scored three goals in seven appearances by the end of the 1995–96 season.[8]
In early 1998 he signed for Brierley Hill Town,[9] but joined Halesowen Town later in the year.[10] He subsequently played for Bedworth United in 1999,[11] Stourbridge from 2000[12] to 2001,[13] Paget Rangers in 2002,[14] Bridlington Town and Hall Road Rangers.[4]
References
- 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ "Birmingham City: 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 228
- 1 2 "Player profile Simon Black". NonLeague Daily. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Doncaster Rovers : 1946/47–1997/98 & 2003/04–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ Simon Black: Player Profile Ciderspace
- ↑ B Ilson Football
- ↑ Appearances & Goalscorers - 1995/96 Tiger Roar
- ↑ Harrison makes his Mark to clip Swifts' wings Sunday Mercury, 1 March 1998
- ↑ "Results for Halesowen Town (1998–1999)". Yeltzland.net. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ "Bloxwich (0) 0 Bedworth United (2) 5". CWN – News & Information for Coventry & Warwickshire. 13 February 1999. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ Stoner, Colin (19 February 2000). "Stourbridge: 'Black stays'". Sports Argus (Birmingham). Retrieved 22 May 2009 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "New boss Jackson rings the changes". Stourbridge News. 29 November 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
- ↑ "Non-League Football: Delight for Beckett as Bears swoop to pick up duo". Birmingham Post. 9 February 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2009 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).