Simon Francis (footballer)

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Simon Francis
Simon Francis 2015.jpg
Personal information
Full name Simon Charles Francis[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-16) 16 February 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Nottingham, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bournemouth
Number 2
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Bradford City 55 (1)
2003–2006 Sheffield United 12 (0)
2005 → Grimsby Town (loan) 5 (0)
2005–2006 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 17 (1)
2006–2010 Southend United 157 (4)
2010–2012 Charlton Athletic 34 (0)
2011–2012 → Bournemouth (loan) 5 (0)
2012– Bournemouth 169 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2015

Simon Charles Francis (born 16 February 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Bournemouth.

Career

Born in Nottingham, Francis was rejected as a youngster by both of the city clubs: Notts County[3] and Nottingham Forest.[4] Instead he joined Bradford City as a trainee in 2002 after being spotted playing for South Nottingham College.[5] He made his debut for Bradford on 16 November 2002 against Nottingham Forest days after he came on as a substitute for England under 18s against France.[4][6] He made more than 50 starts for the Bantams, scoring his first career goal in a game against Crystal Palace,[7] before being sold for £200,000 by the administrators in 2004.[8] Bradford received offers from Sunderland and Sheffield United, with Francis choosing the latter to be nearer his home in Nottingham and link up with manager Neil Warnock.[9][10]

Competition for places meant that Francis was never quite able to hold down a regular place at Bramall Lane, restricting him to just 15 appearances for the Blades during his two-year sojourn. He spent most of the 2005–06 season on loan with Grimsby Town[11] and then Tranmere Rovers[12] (where he scored once against Swansea City).[13] His final appearance for Sheffield United was as a late substitute at Luton in the penultimate game of the season.

On 13 June 2006, Francis transferred to League One side Southend United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[14]

In June 2008, he was initially transfer listed by Southend United after failing to agree a new contract, but two weeks later he signed for another two years with Southend.[15]

In January 2010 Southend reluctantly accepted an offer for Francis from Peterborough United but he failed to agree personal terms.[16][17] Following Southend's relegation in to League Two, Francis stated that he had no desire to leave the relegated club.[18] Three weeks later, Southend accepted a £150,000 offer for Francis from Brentford.[19]

On 8 July 2010 new Southend manager Paul Sturrock agreed to cancel the defenders contract, allowing him to find a new club as a free agent. On 30 July Francis signed for Charlton Athletic.

On 7 November 2011, Francis signed on loan to AFC Bournemouth and the deal was made permanent in January 2012.[20] Francis was instrumental in Bournemouth's promotion to The Football League Championship in 2012-2013 and won Players' Player of the Season.[21] In Bournemouth's first season in the second tier of English football since 1990, Francis played all but 45-minutes of the season. [22] In the summer of 2014, Francis signed a further contract for three-years at AFC Bournemouth. [23]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2015
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 2002–03[24] First Division 25 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 1
2003–04[25] First Division 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 0
Total 55 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 57 0
Sheffield United 2003–04[25] First Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2004–05[26] Championship 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2005–06[27] Championship 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 12 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Grimsby Town (loan) 2005–06[27] League Two 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2005–06[27] League One 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Southend United 2006–07[28] Championship 40 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 45 1
2007–08[29] League One 27 2 4 1 2 0 2 0 35 3
2008–09[30] League One 45 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 51 1
2009–10[31] League One 45 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 49 1
Total 157 4 9 2 10 0 4 0 180 6
Charlton Athletic 2010–11[32] League One 34 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 43 0
2011–12[33] League One 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 34 0 5 0 3 0 3 0 45 0
Bournemouth 2011–12[33] League One 29 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 0
2012–13[34] League One 42 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 48 1
2013–14[35] Championship 46 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 50 1
2014–15[36] Championship 42 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 46 1
Total 159 3 9 0 6 0 4 0 178 3
Career total 439 9 24 2 23 0 11 0 497 11

References

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  20. ↑ http://www.afcb.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10324~22981,00.html
  21. ↑ https://twitter.com/afcbournemouth/status/328634293721104384
  22. ↑ http://www.afcb.co.uk/team/player-profile/simon-francis/2
  23. ↑ http://www.afcb.co.uk/news/article/2014-08-15-simon-francis-signs-new-three-year-contract-with-afc-bournemouth-1829641.aspx
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