Simon Sturridge

Simon Sturridge
Personal information
Full name Simon Andrew Sturridge
Date of birth (1969-12-09) 9 December 1969
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1985–1988 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Birmingham City 150 (30)
1993–1999 Stoke City 71 (14)
1999 → Blackpool (loan) 5 (1)
1999–2000 Northampton Town 18 (1)
2000 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 11 (1)
Total 255 (47)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Simon Andrew Sturridge (born 9 December 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Stoke City, Blackpool, Northampton Town and Shrewsbury Town.[1]

Career

Sturridge was born in Birmingham and joined home-town club Birmingham City as a trainee in 1985 and turned professional in 1988. He played 186 games in all competitions for the club and scored the first goal of the 1991 1991 Football League Trophy Final in which Birmingham beat Tranmere Rovers 3–2. After helping Birmingham gain promotion 1991–92 he joined Stoke City in September 1993.[2]

Sturridge had to wait before he could become a regular in the Stoke first team as he made 20 appearances in 1993–94 of which he started nine and played in just 11 matches in 1994–95 meaning that he was rarely seen at the Victoria Ground.[3] However his fortunes improved considerably in 1995–96 after manager Lou Macari brought in Mike Sheron and played him alongside Sturridge. The pair scored a combined 29 goals which saw Stoke reach the play-offs where they lost 1–0 to Leicester City.[3] He suffered a serious injury at the start of the 1996–97 and after making fleeting appearances in the next two years he left for Northampton Town, having spent a short time out on loan at Blackpool.[3] He played 19 times for the Cobblers helping them gain promotion in 1999–2000 and ended his career with an 11-game spell on loan at Shrewsbury Town.[3]

Personal life

He is the brother of footballer Dean Sturridge and the uncle of footballer Daniel Sturridge.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Birmingham City 1988–89 Second Division 213001010233
1989–90 Third Division 31104130103911
1990–91 Third Division 3862120835010
1991–92 Third Division 40101071004811
1992–93 First Division 201101042263
Total 150308214114518638
Stoke City 1993–94 First Division 130301030200
1994–95 First Division 81100020111
1995–96 First Division 41132110404614
1996–97 First Division 5000000050
1997–98 First Division 1000100020
1998–99 Second Division 3010101060
Total 711471401009215
Blackpool (loan) 1998–99 Second Division 5100000051
Northampton Town 1999–2000 Third Division 181100000191
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 1999–2000 Third Division 111000000111
Career Total 2554716318124531356
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League play-offs and Full Members Cup.

Honours

Birmingham City
Northampton Town

References

  1. ↑ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Simon Sturridge". drawformetheboothen.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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