Rusk playing for York City |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Edward Rusk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1981 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crawley Town (Centre of Excellence coach) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2000 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Cambridge City (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2001–2007 | Boston United | 140 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Northwich Victoria | 16 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | York City | 51 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Crawley Town | 54 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Scotland U18 | 3 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 13 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Simon Edward Rusk (born 17 December 1981) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he played for Scotland at under-18 level.
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Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire,[2] Rusk joined the Peterborough United youth system in 1995 and had a spell on loan in the Southern Football League Premier Division with Cambridge City during the 1999–2000 season.[3][4] He was signed on a free transfer by Boston United in March 2001 after being released by Peterborough.[5] His Boston debut came in March 2001 in a match at Doncaster Rovers. He was fined by manager Steve Evans for receiving a red card against Shrewsbury Town in December 2005.[6] He had surgery on a knee injury in December 2006, which ruled him out until after Christmas.[7]
He left Boston to join Northwich Victoria on a free transfer on 2 July 2007, being signed by former Boston teammate Neil Redfearn.[8][9] Rusk scored on his debut for Northwich, in the 2–1 loss against Ebbsfleet United, which was the first game for Ebbsfleet under this name, having previously been known as Gravesend & Northfleet.[10] In September 2007, Rusk was placed on the club's transfer list and joined Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month loan later that month.[9][11]
Manager Dino Maamria confirmed in January 2008 he was to move, with Weymouth believed to be his next destination.[9] However, he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with York City on a free transfer on 8 January.[12] He made his debut in the team's 2–0 win against Aldershot Town in January and finished the season with 14 appearances for the club.[13][14] He suffered a medial knee ligament injury during York's 1–1 draw with Torquay United on 28 August,[15] which saw him substituted for Niall Henderson in the 73rd minute.[16] He made his return on 20 September in a 1–1 with Salisbury City.[17] He scored the winning penalty for York in a 4–2 penalty shootout victory against Mansfield Town in the Conference League Cup third round on 4 November, which finished 1–1 after extra time.[18] He started in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium on 9 May 2009, which York lost 2–0 to Stevenage Borough.[19] He was released by York following the end of the 2008–09 season,[20] during which he made 47 appearances and scored one goal.[21]
Rusk agreed on 27 May to join Conference team Crawley Town on 1 July.[22] He made his debut as a 22nd minute substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Mansfield Town.[23] Rusk went on to feature regularly during his first season for the club, making 42 appearances, many of which were at right-back. He was offered a new one-year contract in April 2010, which he signed in May.[24][25] He retired following the end of the 2010–11 to take a role with Crawley's Centre of Excellence ahead of their first season in the Football League.[26]
Despite being born in England, Rusk was capped three times by the Scotland under-18 team.[2]
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boston United | 2000–01[27] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2001–02[28] | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2002–03[29] | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2003–04[30] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2004–05[31] | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2005–06[32] | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2006–07[33] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 140 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 158 | 13 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 2007–08[34] | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2007–08[34] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| York City | 2007–08[14] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008–09[21] | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 1 | |
| Crawley Town | 2009–10[35] | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2010–11[36] | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 267 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 303 | 16 | |