Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #537
Appearances:
18
Starts:
12
Goals:
7
Seasons:
3
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Dave Simmons
Position
Forward
From
1968-69
To
1970-71
IMAGE CREDIT
Dave Simmons
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
18 | 19 | 21 |
Division
D2 | D2 | D3 |
Appearances
18 |
10 | 7 | 1 |
Starts
12 |
9 | 2 | 1 |
Substitute
6 |
1 | 5 | 0 |
Unused
1 |
0 | 1 | 0 |
Goals
7 |
5 | 1 | 1 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
David John Simmons
Birth Date
Sunday, 24 October 1948
Birth Place
Ryde, Isle-of-Wight
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Arsenal
From
For
£15,000
On
Saturday, 1 February 1969
Previous Clubs
1965-68 Arsenal, 0 (0) |
1968-69 AFC Bournemouth (L) |
Loans Out
1970 Walsall, 5 (2) |
Transfer Out
To
Colchester United
For
Free
On
December 1970
Subsequent Clubs
1970-73 Colchester United |
1973-74 Cambridge United |
1974-75 Brentford |
1975-76 Cambridge United |
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1969-70 Aston Villa, £15k, 12 (6) | 7 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Tommy Docherty |
Vic Crowe |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 15 February 1969
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 15 February 1969
Bury (h), Division Two
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 22 February 1969
Final Appearance
Saturday, 12 September 1970
Barnsley (a), Division Three
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 12 September 1970
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
3 July 2007, Aged 58
Dave Simmons
Player #537 for Aston Villa, David John Simmons known as Dave Simmons played as a forward for the club between 1968-69 and 1970-71 making 18 appearances and scoring 7 goal.
Villa had signed Dave from Arsenal for £15,000 in February 1969 having not made an appearance for the Gunners and spending extended periods out on loan. Once in the Villa fold however Dave found his feet and hit 5 goals in just 10 games in the struggling Tommy Cummings side.
Dave was born in Ryde, Isle-of-Wight on 24 October 1948 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 15 February 1969 aged 20.
With Cummings’ departure and the arrival of Tommy Docherty, Dave barely got a look in and made just 8 appearances over the next two seasons delivering two goals as both Docherty and his successor Vic Crowe looked in other directions for Villa’s goals.
Dave made his final appearance for Villa on Saturday, 12 September 1970 aged 21 before moving on to Colchester United in December 1970 aged 22.
That would be as good as it got for Simmonds’ Villa career as a further 8 appearances over two seasons brought 2 goal. Simmonds moved on to Colchester United aged 22 in December 1970.
Dave passed away on 3 July 2007 aged 58