Francis, Simon

Simon Francis
Simon Francis
general information
Full name	Simon Charles Francis
Was born	February 16, 1985 (34 years); Nottingham , UK
Citizenship	England
Growth	193 cm
Position	defender
Club Information
Club	Bournemouth
room	2
Youth clubs
	Nottingham Forest
	Notts County
Club career
	↑ The number of games and goals for a professional club is considered only for various leagues of national championships, updated as of August 9, 2017 .;

Simon Francis ( February 16, 1985 , Nottingham ) - English football player, defender of the Bournemouth club.

Content

Career

Simon was born in Nottingham . He started playing football in the youth teams " Nottingham Forest " and " Notts County ". ^[2] In 2002, he joined the Bradford City club, for which he debuted on November 16, 2002 against the Nottingham Forest club.

In 2004 he moved to Sheffield United , for which he played 12 matches. In the 2005/06 season, he went on loan to the clubs of Grimsby Town ^[3] and Tranmere Rovers ^[4] .

On June 13, 2006, he joined the Southend United club, signing a contract with the club for 3 years ^[5] .

July 30, 2010 joined the club " Charlton Athletic ".

On November 7, 2011, he moved to Bournemouth , on loan, was bought out in January 2012. ^[6] Francis helped Bournemouth climb the Championship . In 2014, Simon signed a new contract with the club, for a period of three years ^[7] .

Performance statistics

As of July 31, 2015

Performance			League		Country cup		League cup		European Cup		Total
Club	League	Season	Games	Goals	Games	Goals	Games	Goals	Games	Goals	Games	Goals
Bradford city	First Division	2002/03	25	one	0	0	one	0	0	0	26	one
	First Division	2003/04	thirty	0	0	0	one	0	0	0	31	0
	Total		55	one	0	0	2	0	0	0	57	one
Sheffield United	Championship	2003/04	five	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	five	0
		2004/05	6	0	one	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
		2005/06	one	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		12	0	one	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
Grimsby Town (Rent)	England Football League Two	2005/06	five	0	0	0	0	0	one	0	6	0
Grimsby Town (Rent)	Total		five	0	0	0	0	0	one	0	6	0
Tranmere Rovers (rental)	England's First Football League	2005/06	17	one	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	one
Tranmere Rovers (rental)	Total		17	one	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	one
Southend united	England's First Football League	2006/07	40	one	0	0	five	0	0	0	45	one
		2007/08	27	2	four	one	2	0	2	0	35	3
		2008/09	45	0	four	one	one	0	one	0	51	one
		2009/10	45	one	one	0	2	0	one	0	49	one
	Total		157	four	9	2	ten	0	four	0	180	6
Charlton Athletic	England's First Football League	2010/11	34	0	five	0	one	0	3	0	43	0
	England's First Football League	2011/12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		34	0	five	0	one	0	3	0	43	0
Bournemouth	Championship	2011/12	29	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	34	0
		2012/13	42	one	four	0	one	0	one	0	48	one
		2013/14	46	one	2	0	2	0	0	0	50	one
		2014/15	42	one	one	0	3	0	0	0	46	one
	Total		159	3	9	0	6	0	four	0	178	3
Total career			439	9	24	2	23	0	eleven	0	497	eleven

Notes

Football The Football League Limited: The Football League (16 May 2015), p. 2. Archived March 4, 2016. The appeal date is June 16, 2015.
↑ Walker, Alex . The ones that got away , BBC Nottingham (February 10, 2005). The appeal date is January 24, 2008.
↑ Mariners seal Francis loan deal , BBC Sport (September 27, 2005). The appeal date is June 3, 2010.
↑ Francis stays on loan at Tranmere , BBC Sport (January 23, 2006). The appeal date is June 3, 2010.
↑ Francis seals Southend transfer , BBC Sport (June 14, 2006). The appeal date is June 3, 2010.
↑ Archived copy (Unsolved) (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is April 5, 2017. Archived May 10, 2012.
↑ Simon Francis signs new three-year contract with AFC Bournemouth Archived April 3, 2015.

Links

Player profile (eng.) On soccerbase.com

[club-2] The number of games and goals for a professional club is considered only for various leagues of national championships, updated as of August 9, 2017 .

[1] Football The Football League Limited: The Football League (16 May 2015), p. 2. Archived March 4, 2016. The appeal date is June 16, 2015.

[3] Walker, Alex . The ones that got away , BBC Nottingham (February 10, 2005). The appeal date is January 24, 2008.

[4] Mariners seal Francis loan deal , BBC Sport (September 27, 2005). The appeal date is June 3, 2010.

[5] Francis stays on loan at Tranmere , BBC Sport (January 23, 2006). The appeal date is June 3, 2010.

[6] Francis seals Southend transfer , BBC Sport (June 14, 2006). The appeal date is June 3, 2010.

[7] Archived copy (Unsolved) (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is April 5, 2017. Archived May 10, 2012.

[8] Simon Francis signs new three-year contract with AFC Bournemouth Archived April 3, 2015.