Simon Haworth

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Personal information
Simon Haworth
Full name	Simon Owen Haworth
Date of birth	March 30, 1977 (1977-03-30) (age 31)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
	Cardiff City
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1997 1997-1998 1998-2002 2002-2005	Cardiff City Coventry City Wigan Athletic Tranmere Rovers	035 0(8) 011 0(0) 117 (44) 079 (31)
National team
1997-1998	Wales U21 Wales	005 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Simon Owen Haworth (born 30 March 1977 in Cardiff) is a retired Welsh football forward. He won five caps for the Wales national football team during his career.

[edit] Club career

Haworth began his career at Cardiff City on a yts scheme and broke into the first team due to an injury crisis during the 1995-1996 season. He fully established himself the following year which lead to him nearly signing for Norwich City only for the move to break down at the last minute. But after he earnt his first cap for Wales he moved to Coventry City for £500,000 but struggled to find form for the club, scoring just once against Everton in the League Cup, and subsequently moved to Wigan Athletic for £600,000, a club record signing at the time.

He managed to show his ability for Wigan and helped them to win the Autowindscreens Shield in the 1998-99 season. He was also the first Wigan player to score at their new JJB Stadium. Eventually leaving the club in February 2002 he joined Tranmere Rovers, linking up with former strike partner Stuart Barlow again. During the 2003-04 season he suffered a double fracture in his right leg which ruled him out for around eight months. He attempted a comeback in November 2004 but was in considerable pain due to his leg not being fully healed. He decided to call an end to his football career to concentrate on his business ventures.

[edit] International career

Haworth made his debut for Wales on 27 May 1997 coming on as a substitute for goalscorer John Hartson in a 1-0 victory over Scotland. He went on to earn four more caps for Wales, against Brazil, Jamaica, Malta, and Tunisia.