Simon Thomas (footballer)

Simon Vaughn Thomas (born 21 July 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a striker.[3]

For the Canadian soccer player, see Simon Thomas (soccer).

Simon Thomas
Personal information
Full name Simon Vaughn Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984[2]
Place of birth Stratford, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Enfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Thurrock ? (?)
2004–2005 Aveley ? (?)
2005–2006 Wivenhoe Town ? (?)
2006 Redbridge 4 (1)
2006–2008 Boreham Wood 65 (21)
2008–2010 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
2008–2009 → Grays Athletic (loan) 8 (1)
2009 → Rotherham United (loan) 2 (0)
2009 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 6 (1)
2009–2010 → Darlington (loan) 7 (1)
2010 Billericay Town ? (?)
2010 Chelmsford City 3 (0)
2010–2011 Grays Athletic 35 (12)
2011–2013 Chesham United 81 (38)
2013 Canvey Island 14 (2)
2013–2014 St Neots Town 20 (3)
2014–2015 Chesham United 37 (13)
2015 St Neots Town 16 (4)
2015 Needham Market 3 (0)
2015–2016 Tonbridge Angels 4 (1)
2016 Royston Town 18 (10)
2016 VCD Athletic 1 (0)
2016–2017 Royston Town 10 (0)
2017 Canvey Island ? (?)
2017–2018 Enfield Town ? (?)
2018 Great Wakering Rovers ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Thomas spent two years at Boreham Wood, helping them to avoid relegation. Following this he turned professional, signing with Crystal Palace for a small fee. During his first season at Palace, Thomas moved to Conference National side Grays Athletic on loan, and scored the equaliser in the 1–1 home draw against Weymouth. In February 2009, Thomas moved to Rotherham United on a one-month loan deal. The following season began with a loan spell back in the Conference, this time at Ebbsfleet United, where he scored a late winner at Eastbourne Borough.

On 16 October 2009, he joined Darlington on a three-month loan deal,[4] making his debut on 17 October and scoring a goal in a 2–1 home win against Shrewsbury Town.[5] He was released from Crystal Palace in early January 2010,[6] and signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Billericay Town on 21 January.[7] On 3 February 2010, Thomas played for Colchester United Reserves in a game which he scored two goals in a 5–1 win against Southend United Reserves.

Thomas rejoined Grays Athletic in the Isthmian League Division One North at the start of the 2010–11 season. He made 35 appearances scoring 12 goals for Grays, before being released on 8 April 2011.[8] He went on to join Chesham United in July 2011, ahead of the 2011–12 season and scored 43 goals in 92 matches for the Generals [9] before moving to Canvey Island ahead of the 2013–14 season.[9]

He subsequently played for St Neots Town (2013–2014), Chesham United (2014–2015), St Neots Town again (2015), Needham Market (2015), Tonbridge Angels (2015–2016),[10] Royston Town (2016) and VCD Athletic (2016) before returning to Royston Town [11] and then Canvey Island.[12]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 405. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. Town sign new striker‚ Enfield Town FC, June 2017
  4. Loan Move for Simon Thomas www.cpfc.co.uk
  5. Darlington 2 – 1 Shrewsbury
  6. "Thomas Leaves Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. Coup signing for Billericay, NonLeagueDaily.com
  8. Jason at the double for Grays Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Enquirer
  9. "Three in three out at Canvey". Non-League Daily. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  10. Simon Thomas Tonbridge Angels
  11. Simon Thomas Aylesbury United
  12. "Player movements registered with the Ryman League from Sunday 15 January to 11am on Saturday 21 January 2017". isthmian.co.uk. January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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