Appearances:
18 |
Starts:
12 |
Substitute:
6 |
Unused:
1 |
Goals:
7 |
Games per Goal:
2.57 |
Assists:
0 |
Goal Involvements:
7 |
Player #532
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Born:
Citizenship:
Position:
From:
To:
Seasons:
Bookings:
Red Cards:
🏴
🏴
Forward
1968-69
1970-71
3
1 |
0 |
Dave Simmons
Dave Simmons
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 |
Age
19 | 20 | 21 |
Division
D2 | D2 | D3 |
Squad #
# | # | # |
Appearances
10 | 7 | 1 |
Starts
9 | 2 | 1 |
Subs
1 | 5 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 1 | 0 |
Goals
5 | 1 | 1 |
Assists
0 | 0 | 0 |
Bookings
1 | 0 | 0 |
Red Cards
0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goals
2.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 |
Goal
Involvements
5 | 1 | 1 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 |
🥅
🔢
⛔
⛔ %
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
David John Simmons
Birth Date
24 October 1948
Birth Place
Isle-of-Wight
Birth Country
England
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🏴
Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
1965-68 Arsenal Youth
Football League First Division
1968-69 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Loan
Football League Third Division
🕒 7 | 7 (0) | ⚽ 3 |
Transfer in
Aged
20
From
Arsenal
For
£15,000
On
1 February 1969
Under
Tommy Docherty 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Transfer In
Under
Transfer In
Loans Out
1970 Walsall
Oct 1970 to Dec 1970
Football League Third Division
🕒 5 | 5 (0) | ⚽ 2 |
Transfer Out
Aged
22
Colchester United
To
For
Free
On
December 1970
Under
Vic Crowe 🏴
Subsequent Clubs
1970-73 Colchester United
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 62 | 57 (5) | ⚽ 11 |
1973-74 Cambridge United
Football League Third Division
🕒 24 | 19 (5) | ⚽ 3 |
1974-75 Brentford
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 52 | 47 (5) | ⚽ 17 |
1975-76 Cambridge United
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 17 | 16 (1) | ⚽ 5 |
1976 Retired aged 27
Died
3 July 2007, Aged 58
Villa Career
1969-70 | £15k |
D2, D3 |
🕒 18 | 12 (6) | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 | #532 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
18
1
Goals
7
Played Under
Tommy Docherty 🏴 1969-70
Vic Crowe 🏴 1970
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1968-69
15 February 1969
Bury (h), Division Two
20
Tommy Docherty 🏴
15 February 1969
Tommy Docherty 🏴
22 February 1969
Appearances
Goals
18
7
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1970-71
12 September 1970
Barnsley (a), Division Three
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
Vic Crowe 🏴
21
12 September 1970
Vic Crowe 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
🏴
England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Caps with Villa
🕒 0 | 0 (0) | ⚽ 0 |
Dave Simmons
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1969-70 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Player #532 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