Henry Simons (footballer)

Henry Simons
Simons while with Brentford in 1913
Personal information
Full name Henry Thomas Simons[1]
Date of birth (1887-11-26)26 November 1887
Place of birth Hackney, England
Date of death 26 August 1956(1956-08-26) (aged 68)[2]
Place of death Stoke Newington, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906 Peel Institute
1906 Clapton Orient 7 (1)
1906–1907 Leyton
1907 Tufnell Park
1907–1908 Sheffield United
1908 Shepherd's Bush
1908–1909 Luton Town
1909–1910 Doncaster Rovers (12)
1910–1912 Sheffield United 9 (2)
1912 Halifax Town
1912–1913 Merthyr Town
1913–1914 Brentford 25 (19)
1914 Fulham 9 (4)
1914–1916 Queens Park Rangers 19 (7)
1920 Norwich City 3 (0)
1920 Margate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Thomas Simons (26 November 1887 – 26 August 1956), sometimes known as Tommy Simons, was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Fulham, Sheffield United, Clapton Orient and Norwich City.[1][3][2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1913–14[3] Southern League Second Division 25 19 3 0 28 19
Fulham 1914–15[4] Second Division 9 4 — 9 4
Queens Park Rangers 1914–15[5] Southern League First Division 19 7 3 1 22 8
Career Total 53 30 6 1 59 31

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 265. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. pp. 338–399. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 362. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "Fulham Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1914–15". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.


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