Stephen Simmons

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Stephen Simmons
Personal information
Full name Stephen Simmons
Date of birth February 27, 1982 (1982-02-27) (age 26)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Unattached
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2006
2001
2006–2008		 Hearts
→ Cowdenbeath (loan)
Dunfermline		 89 (8)
02 (0)
60 (9)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of November 18 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Stephen Simmons (born 27 February 1982 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently without a club.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Heart of Midlothian

Simmons started his senior career with Heart of Midlothian in 1998, having previously been attached to Celtic through their Boys Club system. He made his senior debut 2 years later as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat of Dundee United on 23 December 2000 and, after a further two substitute appearances, was loaned to Cowdenbeath in March to further aid his development.

In 2001-02 Simmons blossomed into a first ream regular. He scored his first senior goal against Rangers in September to earn Hearts a 2-2 draw [1] and netted a further 4 times during a season in which he also earned Scotland U21 recognition. He was unable to maintain this level of form in the following years, however, and with the likes of Paul Hartley, Scott Severin and Phil Stamp preferred in central midfield, for the next 3 seasons he assumed the role of perpetual substitute, 41 of his 64 appearances coming from the bench.

[edit] Dunfermline Athletic

In January 2006, with Hearts, acquiring further competition for his favoured central midfield role allowed Simmons to leave Tynecastle, signing for Dunfermline on an initial 6 month deal. [2] Due to an earlier cup appearance with Hearts, he was ineligible to appear in Dunfermline's League Cup campaign that season, in which they lost 3-1 to Celtic in the final. However, his league performances were enough to ensure he earned a new, extended contract in the summer. Interestingly he signed this contract on the same day as he was married in May 2006 with then Pars manager Jim Leishman attending the wedding ceremony in order to complete the deal. [3] In April 2008, Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre announced that Simmons had been offered a new contract but had decided to leave the Scottish First Division side in order to "pursue other avenues".[4][5]

In May 2008, Simmons was linked with Scottish First Division side Dundee.[6][7]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gers Held at Tynecastle, BBC Sport, 8 September 2001.
  2. ^ Dunfermline sign quartet, Scotsman.com Sport, 28 January 2006.
  3. ^ Simmons hitches to bride and Pars, BBC Sport, 19 May 2006.
  4. ^ "Manager on Friday", dafc.co.uk, 19 April, 2008. 
  5. ^ "Burchill, Simmons to leave Pars", BBC Sport, 20 April, 2008. 
  6. ^ Soccer Shorts - Rae Target. dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved on May 29, 2008.
  7. ^ Dundee will ‘probably’ lose McDonald. The Courier. Retrieved on May 29, 2008.

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