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0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

56

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

47

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

Reserve Appearances

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Jan 1988 Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Jan 1988 Hull 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 3 Feb 1988 Sheffield United 4-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Feb 1988 Villa 1-1 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 15 Feb 1988 Leicester 3-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 23 Feb 1988 Liverpool 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Feb 1988 Villa 3-1 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Mar 1988 Villa 2-0 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Mar 1988 Leeds 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1988 Villa 1-0 Coventry

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 22 Mar 1988 Blackpool 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 28 Mar 1988 Villa 2-0 Derby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Apr 1988 Bradford 3-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 1988 Grimsby 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Apr 1988 Villa 0-6 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Apr 1988 Villa 8-0 Blackpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 9 May 1988 Wednesday 4-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 31 Aug 1988 Villa 2-0 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Sep 1988 Newcastle 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Sep 1988 Villa 6-2 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1988 Blackburn 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Sep 1988 Villa 1-1 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1988 Sunderland 0-3 Aston Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Oct 1988 Everton 7-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Oct 1988 Villa 1-2 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Nov 1988 Coventry 2-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1988 Villa 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 1 Dec 1988 Liverpool 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Dec 1988 Villa 1-0 Derby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 Dec 1988 Villa 7-2 Barnsley

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Dec 1988 Forest 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Jan 1989 Villa 2-1 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 1989 Huddersfield 1-7 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Jan 1989 Villa 1-1 VS Rugby

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Jan 1989 Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 30 Jan 1989 Wednesday 1-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 4 Feb 1989 VS Rugby 3-1 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final Replay

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Feb 1989 Villa 3-2 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Feb 1989 United 0-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Aug 1989 Villa 2-1 Huddersfield

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 1989 Liverpool 1-3 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Sep 1989 Villa 1-3 Forest

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Sep 1989 Bradford 0-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 1989 Villa 5-1 Leicester

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 Oct 1989 Villa 4-3 Everton

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Oct 1989 Notts County 0-6 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 20 Nov 1989 Villa 3-0 Blackburn

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 29 Nov 1989 Newcastle 1-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 6 Dec 1989 Hull 1-3 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 11 Dec 1989 Villa 4-2 Leeds

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Dec 1989 United 2-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 2 Jan 1990 Villa 6-3 Liverpool

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Jan 1990 Villa 3-0 Sandwell Borough

Birmingham Senior Cup 4th Round

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Jan 1990 Huddersfield 3-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸฅ 22 Jan 1990 Villa 1-3 Bradford

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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๐ŸŸจ 7 Feb 1990 Blackburn 2-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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Personal Profile

Steve Sims

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Centre Back

Centre Back

2 July 1957

Lincoln ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.85ย m

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Stephen Frank Sims

Career Progression

Steve Sims

1987-89 Aston Villa First Team
1987-89 Aston Villa First Reserves

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

0

Youth
Appearances

Steve Sims

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

56

Reserve Appearances

Steve Sims

2

Reserve
Goals

1989-90 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 16 | โœ… 16 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 2 |

1989-90 BSC ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

1988-89 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โœ… 22 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1987-88 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

First Team Career

Steve Sims

47

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1987-89 | ยฃ50k |
๐Ÿ•’ 47 | 47 (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 2 | #647 |
๐ŸŸฉ 20 | ๐ŸŸจ 15 | ๐ŸŸฅ 12 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Steve Sims

๐Ÿฅˆ 1989-90 Football League First Division Runner Up

Previous Clubs

Steve Sims

1975-78 Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 72 | 71 (1) | โšฝ 3 |

1978-84 Watford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division, Second Division, First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 77 | 76 (1) | โšฝ 1 |

1984-86 Notts County ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Second Division, Third Division

1986-87 Watford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 25 | 25 (0) | โšฝ 1 |

Transfer In

Steve Sims

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1987-88

Watford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ50k

1 June 1987

29

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Steve Sims

None

Subsequent Clubs

Steve Sims

1990 Lincoln City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Fourth Division

1991 Burton Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Southern League Premier Division

1991 Retired aged 34

Transfer Out

Steve Sims

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1990-91

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

Free

1 October 1990

33

Jozef Vengloลก ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Career Notes

Steve Sims

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PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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