Simon Grand

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Simon Grand
Personal information
Full name Simon Grand
Date of birth February 23, 1984 (1984-02-23) (age 24)
Place of birth    Chorley, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Morecambe
Number 19
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2004
2004–2007
2007
2007–		 Rochdale
Carlisle United
Grimsby Town
Morecambe		 40 (2)
35 (4)
07 (0)
04 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 03:32, 29 March 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Simon Grand (born on February 23, 1984 in Chorley) is an English professional footballer who plays for Morecambe.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Rochdale

Grand started his career at Rochdale as a trainee in August 2001 and won the club's Young Player of the Year award in May 2002.[1][2] He made his debut in a 2nd round FA Cup tie against Bristol Rovers in December 2002 and established himself in the first team, making 28 appearances in all competitions in the remainder of the 2002-03 season and helping Rochdale to the 5th round of the FA Cup in February 2003 where they were beaten by Wolves.[1][3] He began the 2003-04 season in the first team and was a regular until January 2004 when, having made 21 appearances in all competition, he was dropped from the side following the arrival of new manager Steve Parkin.[1][4] He made no further appearances for Rochdale and was released by the club in May 2004.[1][5]

[edit] Carlisle United

Grand joined Conference National club, Carlisle United, in August 2004, after a successful trial.[1][6] He scored on his debut against Tamworth in September 2004 and made 29 appearances in all competitions in the 2004-05 season as Carlisle won promotion to the Football League.[1][7][8] Shortly before the end of the season, he signed a two-year contract keeping him at the club until 2007.[9] In December 2005, he scored the match winning penalty as Carlisle beat Tranmere Rovers 11-10 on penalties in the Football League Trophy.[10] However, he found it hard to get ahead of Kevin Gray, Danny Livesey and Peter Murphy in the centre back position and made only 14 appearances in the 2005-06 season as Carlisle clinched a second successive promotion as League Two champions.[1][11] At the end of the season, Carlisle were willing to listen to offers for Grand and, after making a further six appearances for Carlisle in the 2006-07 season, he joined Grimsby Town.[12][1]

[edit] Grimsby Town

Grand joined Grimsby Town in January 2007, initially on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season but signing a permanent 18-month deal two weeks later.[13][14] However, after making only seven appearances for Grimsby, he was released in May 2007.[15]

[edit] Morecombe

Grand joined Football League newcomers Morecambe in August 2007 on a 12-month deal, after a successful trial with the Christie Park club.[15]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Simon Grand. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  2. ^ End of Season Bash. Rochdale AFC Official Site (2002-05-13). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  3. ^ "Wolves end Rochdale run", BBC, 2003-02-18. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  4. ^ Manager History for Rochdale. Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
  5. ^ "Eight to leave Rochdale", BBC, 2004-05-10. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  6. ^ "More trialists for Carlisle", BBC, 2004-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  7. ^ "Grand's debut delight", BBC, 2004-09-19. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  8. ^ "Stevenage 0-1 Carlisle", BBC, 2005-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  9. ^ "Cumbrians trio sign new contracts", BBC, 2005-04-28. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  10. ^ "Tranmere 0-0 Carlisle (aet)", BBC, 2005-12-20. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  11. ^ "Ups and downs", BBC, 2006-05-23. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  12. ^ "Carlisle offer duo new contracts", BBC, 2006-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  13. ^ "Defender Grand loaned to Mariners", BBC, 2007-01-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  14. ^ "Mariners complete Thorpe capture", BBC, 2007-01-24. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  15. ^ a b "Morecambe capture Lewis & Grand", BBC, 2007-08-08. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 

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NAME Grand, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Chorley, Lancashire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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