Simon Black (English footballer)

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Simon Black
Personal information
Full name Simon Anthony Black
Date of birth (1975-11-09) 9 November 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Marston Green, Solihull, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1991–1993 Birmingham City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 and score 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]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Birmingham City: 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Matthews, p. 228
  4. 1 2 "Player profile Simon Black". NonLeague Daily. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers: 1946/47–1997/98 & 2003/04–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  6. ↑ "Simon Black: Player Profile". Ciderspace. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "B". Ilson Football. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Appearances & Goalscorers – 1995/96". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Harrison makes his Mark to clip Swifts' wings" . Sunday Mercury. Birmingham. 1 March 1998. p. 118. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Results for Halesowen Town (1998–1999)". Yeltzland.net. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  11. ↑ "Bloxwich (0) 0 Bedworth United (2) 5". CWN – News & Information for Coventry & Warwickshire. 13 February 1999. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  12. ↑ Stoner, Colin (19 February 2000). "Stourbridge: 'Black stays'" . Sports Argus. Birmingham. Retrieved 21 July 2021– via Gale OneFile: News.
  13. ↑ "Exodus gathers pace with Baddams talks" . Birmingham Post. 1 December 2001. p. 32. Retrieved 21 July 2021– via Gale OneFile: News.
  14. ↑ "Non-League Football: Delight for Beckett as Bears swoop to pick up duo" . Birmingham Post. 9 February 2002. p. 33. Retrieved 21 July 2021– via Gale OneFile: News.


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