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Senior
Appearances

2

Senior
Goals

10

Reserve League Appearances

1

Reserve League Goals

0

FA Youth Cup
Appearances

0

FA Youth Cup Goals

-

Other Appearances | Goals

Simon Grayson

First Team
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Full Back
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FB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #721 |

Simon Nicholas Grayson

16 December 1969

Ripon ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Born
Birthplace
Country
Citizenship

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.83ย m

Right

Height
Foot

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1997-98

Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ1.35m

1 July 1997

27

Brian Little ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1999-00

Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ750k

29 July 1999

29

John Gregory ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Simon Grayson

Previous Clubs:

1988-92 Leeds United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 3 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

1992-97 Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ50k
Football League First Division, Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 231 | 215 (16) | โšฝ 6 |

Peak Villa

Simon Grayson

First Team

FB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1997-99 | ยฃ1.35m |
๐Ÿ•’ 64 | 43 (21) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 21 | #721 |
๐ŸŸฉ 30 | ๐ŸŸจ 11 | ๐ŸŸฅ 23 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Career Progression

Simon Grayson

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Reserve & Youth

Simon Grayson

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1998-99 PLPrem ๐Ÿ•’ 9 | โœ… 9 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1997-98 PLPD ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Squad Honours

Simon Grayson

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Loans Out

Simon Grayson

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Simon Grayson

Subsequent Clubs:

1999-02 Blackburn Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.75m
Premier League, Football League First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 40 | 35 (5) | โšฝ 0 |

2000 Sheffield Wednesday ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Premier League, ๐Ÿ•’ 5 | 5 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2001 Stockport County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | 14 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2001 Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | 13 (0) | โšฝ 1 |

2002 Bradford City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League First Division, ๐Ÿ•’ 7 | 7 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2002-05 Blackpool ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Second Division, League One, ๐Ÿ•’ 153 | 135 (18) | โšฝ 7 |

2005 Retired aged 35

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Simon Grayson

Premier League 2, FA Premier Reserve League, EFL Trophy, FA Youth Cup, UEFA Youth League, Birmingham Senior Cup, Premier League Cup

๐ŸŸฅ 8 Apr 1998 Villa 0-3 Stoke

1997-98

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 26 Aug 1998 Villa 4-1 Stoke

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Sep 1998 United 4-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Sep 1998 Blackburn 2-1 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Nov 1998 Villa 4-0 Birmingham

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 1 Dec 1998 Liverpool 3-0 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Jan 1999 Villa 2-3 Derby

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 7 Apr 1999 Leeds 3-4 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฉ 13 Apr 1999 Birmingham 1-3 Villa

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Apr 1999 Villa 0-1 Liverpool

1998-99

Pontins League Premier Division

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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