Simon Sheppard (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Sheppard | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Clevedon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Watford | 23 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Scarborough (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Reading | 18 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Boreham Wood | ? | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Kettering Town | ? | (0) |
| Total | 50 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | England U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simon Sheppard (born 7 August 1973 in Clevedon) is an English former football goalkeeper. During his career he played in the Football League for Watford, Scarborough, Reading, and Chelsea before dropping into non-league football with Boreham Wood and Kettering Town.[1] Sheppard played for England at schoolboy level, and also represented his country at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[citation needed] He was one of three Watford youth goalkeepers from the 1980s to play for his country; the other two were David James and Derick Williams.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 209. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
External links
[edit]- Simon Sheppard at Soccerbase
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Watford F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Boreham Wood F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- People from Clevedon
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Somerset
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1970s birth stubs