Simon Ferry

Simon Ferry
Personal information
Full name Simon Ferry
Date of birth 11 January 1988 (1988-01-11) (age 24)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Swindon Town
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2010 Celtic 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Swindon Town (loan) 43 (2)
2010– Swindon Town 42 (1)
National team‡
2006 Scotland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2011

Simon Ferry (born 11 January 1988 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town.

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Club career

Celtic

Having played for the Celtic youth teams, Ferry signed a 4 and a half year professional contract with the club in January 2006.[1] He was part of the team that won the Under-19 League and Cup double in 2006 and was among a number of players named, by coach Willie McStay, as likely to progress to the first team.[2]

A few months later Ferry made his first-team debut on a pre-season tour of Poland,[3] playing against Wisła Kraków and Legia Warsaw.[4][5]

His professional development was curtailed by injury problems sustained in the 2006–07 season, which resulted in him missing almost three years of club football. He returned to the Celtic first team squad in February 2009,[3][6] and featured in a 2–0 win in a Wembley Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 26 July 2009.

Swindon Town

On 27 August 2009, Ferry joined Swindon Town on loan until January 2010 along with Celtic teammate Ben Hutchinson.[7] He made his debut for Swindon on 29 August, receiving the Clubs Man of the Match award in a 2–1 victory against Southend United.

On 26 November, it was announced that a deal had been agreed with parent club Celtic to extend the loan until the end of the season.[8]

Ferry scored an own goal in Swindon's play-off semi-final win over Charlton Athletic in May 2010.[9]

On 2 August 2010, Ferry signed a permanent deal with Swindon, along with Celtic teammate, defender Paul Caddis.[10]

International career

In July 2006, Ferry played for Scotland at the 2006 European Under-19 Championship. The Scottish team reached the final, in which Ferry played, but they lost to Spain.[11]

Due to injury he missed the 2007 U-20 World Cup.

Career statistics

As of 11 May 2010
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swindon
2009–10 42 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 2
Total 42 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 2
Career total 42 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 2

References

  1. ^ Craig Swan, "Ferry takes on board Keane lessons to star for young Scots", The Times, 20 July 2006.
  2. ^ "McStay backs Celtic's double winning youths", RTÉ Sport, 11 May 2006
  3. ^ a b Simon Ferry profile, Celticfc.net, retrieved 13 June 2009
  4. ^ "Experimental Celts lose out in Warsaw", The Scotsman, 5 July 2006
  5. ^ "Wisla Krakow 2–0 Celtic", BBC Sport, 6 July 2006
  6. ^ Ronnie Esplin, "Strachan not for yielding as Celtic fringe men speak out", The Scotsman, 28 February 2009
  7. ^ "Town agree Loan Moves". Swindon Town FC. 27 August 2009. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1770344,00.html. Retrieved 27 August 2009. 
  8. ^ Sign me up! This is Swindon Town FC, 26 November 2009
  9. ^ Charlton 2 - 1 Swindon (agg 3 - 3) Swindon win 5-4 on penalties BBC Sport, 17 May 2010
  10. ^ Caddis and Ferry join Swindon Town Celtic FC, 2 August 2010
  11. ^ Andrew Haslam, "Bueno double gives Spain glory", UEFA.com, 29 July 2006

External links

Swindon Town F.C. – current squad