Jack Sims

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Jack Sims
Personal information
Full name Jack Stephen John Sims [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England [2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sutton United
Youth career
Canvey Island
2009–2015 Southend United
2015–2017 Blackpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Blackpool 1 (0)
2017Skelmersdale United (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019Lancaster City (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2022 Welling United 23 (0)
2022–2024 Braintree Town 79 (0)
2024– Sutton United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:23, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Jack Stephen John Sims (born 10 March 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Sutton United.

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Career

Sims started his career with local side, Canvey Island before spending six years at Southend United and then eventually joining Blackpool as a 16-year old. [3] Prior to making his Football League debut in December 2019, during a 1–0 defeat to Acrrington Stanley, replacing an injured Jak Alnwick with 60 minutes remaining, Sims enjoyed loan spells at both Skelmersdale United and Lancaster City (where he earned the player of the season award) between 2017 and 2019. [4] [5] At the conclusion of the 2020–21 campaign, Sims was released upon the expiry of his contract.

In October 2021, he made the move to National League South side, Welling United and went onto 24 times in all competitions winning three consecutive player of the months in the process before joining Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign. [6] [7]

On 7 June 2024, Sims was announced to have departed Braintree Town having been unable to agree a new contract. [8] Later that same day, he joined National League side Sutton United. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2017–18 [2] League One 00000000
2018–19 [2] League One0000000000
2019–20 [2] League One1000000010
2020–21 [2] League One0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total1000002030
Skelmersdale United (loan) 2017–18 [10] Northern Premier League Division One North120202 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
Lancaster City (loan) 2018–19 Northern Premier League Premier DivisionNo data currently available
Welling United 2021–22 [11] [2] National League South 2301 [lower-alpha 3] 0240
Braintree Town 2022–23 [2] [12] National League South410104 [lower-alpha 4] 0460
2023–24 [2] [13] National League South380304 [lower-alpha 5] 0450
Total7904080910
Career total115060001301340
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in the FA Trophy, one in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  4. Three appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the National League South play-offs
  5. One appearance in the FA Trophy, three in the National League South play-offs

Honours

Braintree Town

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  8. @braintreetownfc (7 June 2024). "THANK YOU JACK 👏🏻 After negotiations with Jack Sims were unsuccessful, with 2 seasons at Braintree and being a huge part of our promotion run this season Jack has decided to part ways with the club. We all wish him the best with his future endeavours and can't wait to see what the future holds for him. Jack has been a key part of our stellar defensive record in the 23/24 season and both club and fans cannot thank him enough for his performance at Braintree 🟦🟧 #BraintreeTownFC #IronArmy #PubTeamFromEssex" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2024 via Twitter.
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