Simon Rusk

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Simon Rusk
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Rusk after playing for York City in the 2009 FA Trophy Final
Personal information
Full name Simon Edward Rusk[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Peterborough, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion (youth team coach)
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)
International career
Scotland U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simon Edward Rusk (born 17 December 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he played for Scotland at under-18 level. He is currently youth team coach at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Club career

Boston United

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]

Northwich Victoria

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]

York City

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 shoot-out 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]

Crawley Town

Rusk joined Conference Premier team Crawley Town on 27 May 2009.[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] He was appointed a youth team coach at Brighton & Hove Albion on 6 March 2012, a role involving overseeing the development of the club's scholars and managing the under-18 team.[27]

International career

Despite being born in England, Rusk was capped three times by the Scotland national under-18 team.[2]

Career statistics

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Rusk playing for York City in 2008
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[28] 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
2001–02[29] 27 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 2
2002–03[30] 18 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 21 2
2003–04[31] 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
2004–05[32] 31 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 38 3
2005–06[33] 34 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 38 4
2006–07[34] 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[35] 16 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 2
Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2007–08[35] 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[36] 38 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 42 0
2010–11[37] 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Total 54 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 59 0
Career total 267 14 15 1 5 0 16 1 303 16
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Boston United

Crawley Town

References

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