Jack Sims

Jack Sims
Personal information
Full name Jack Stephen John Sims[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sutton United
Youth career
Canvey Island
2009–2015 Southend United
2015–2017 Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Blackpool 1 (0)
2017 → Skelmersdale United (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Lancaster City (loan) 34 (0)
2021–2022 Welling United 23 (0)
2022–2024 Braintree Town 79 (0)
2024– Sutton United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:23, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Jack Stephen John Sims (born 10 March 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League club Sutton United.

Career

Sims started his career with local side, Canvey Island before spending six years at Southend United and then eventually joining Blackpool as a 16-year old.[3] Prior to making his Football League debut in December 2019, during a 1–0 defeat to Acrrington Stanley, replacing an injured Jak Alnwick with 60 minutes remaining, Sims enjoyed loan spells at both Skelmersdale United and Lancaster City (where he earned the player of the season award) between 2017 and 2019.[4][5] At the conclusion of the 2020–21 campaign, Sims was released upon the expiry of his contract.

In October 2021, he made the move to National League South side, Welling United and went onto 24 times in all competitions winning three consecutive player of the months in the process before joining Braintree Town ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[6][7]

On 7 June 2024, Sims was announced to have departed Braintree Town having been unable to agree a new contract.[8] Later that same day, he joined National League side Sutton United.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackpool 2017–18[2] League One 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[2] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020–21[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Skelmersdale United (loan) 2017–18[10] Northern Premier League Division One North 12 0 2 0 — 2[b] 0 16 0
Lancaster City (loan) 2018–19 Northern Premier League Premier Division No data currently available
Welling United 2021–22[11][2] National League South 23 0 — — 1[c] 0 24 0
Braintree Town 2022–23[2][12] National League South 41 0 1 0 — 4[d] 0 46 0
2023–24[2][13] National League South 38 0 3 0 — 4[e] 0 45 0
Total 79 0 4 0 — 8 0 91 0
Career total 115 0 6 0 0 0 13 0 134 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, one in the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  4. ^ Three appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the National League South play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, three in the National League South play-offs

Honours

Braintree Town

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "J. Sims". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ Rust, Danny (31 December 2019). "Former Southend United youngster Jack Sims' Blackpool debut leaves family full of joy". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Blackpool youngster Roache joins Southport on loan". Blackpool Gazette. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ^ Waldron, Jonathan (8 July 2022). "Former Blackpool goalkeeper Jack Sims features for Braintree Town". Essex County Standard. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. ^ Mail, Harry (8 October 2021). "Welling United snap up Jack Sims after Blackpool release". The72. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Braintree Town F.C. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  8. ^ @braintreetownfc (7 June 2024). "THANK YOU JACK 👏🏻 After negotiations with Jack Sims were unsuccessful, with 2 seasons at Braintree and being a huge part of our promotion run this season Jack has decided to part ways with the club. We all wish him the best with his future endeavours and can't wait to see what the future holds for him. Jack has been a key part of our stellar defensive record in the 23/24 season and both club and fans cannot thank him enough for his performance at Braintree 🟦🟧 #BraintreeTownFC #IronArmy #PubTeamFromEssex" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Welcome Jack Sims". www.suttonunited.net. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Jack Sims - Skelmersdale United F.C." Skelmersdale United F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Jack Sims Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  12. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Heybridge Swifts 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  13. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Canvey Island 1 - 1 Braintree Town". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
    For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Braintree Town 3 - 1 Canvey Island". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
    For FA Cup Third Qualifying Round: Tymon, Chris (1 October 2023). "Braintree Town 3-2 Brackley Town - Emirates FA Cup - 3rd Qualifying Round - Saturday 30th Sept 2023". Brackley Town F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Braintree beat Worthing to return to National League". BBC Sport. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.


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