Simon Travis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Christopher Travis | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right/Left Full-Back, Right Wing | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Torquay United | 23 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Stockport County | 32 | (2) |
| 1999–2001 | Telford United | 72 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Forest Green Rovers | 35 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Stevenage Borough | 59 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Hereford United | 94 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Nuneaton Borough | 36 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Solihull Moors | 27 | (0) |
| 2009 | Leamington | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Brackley Town | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | England C | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:09, 11 May 2008 (UTC). | |||
Simon Travis (born 22 March 1977 in Preston) is an English former professional footballer. He played on both the right and left sides in a full-back or midfield role, and was capped by the England C national football team under Paul Fairclough.[1][2]
He started his career in the Football League with a season at Division Three side Torquay United. He then spent two seasons in Division One at Stockport. After leaving Stockport he spent a total of seven seasons in the Conference with Telford, Forest Green and Stevenage, combining football with his studies at university. He joined Hereford in February 2004.[3]
His signing coincided with the beginning of an 11-game unbeaten run in the Conference although the team missed out on promotion. The following season he was a regular at full-back and scored on the first day of the season. However the summer of 2005 was not a good time for Travis. Hereford went out of the playoffs in the semi finals and then he sustained a serious injury while playing for England in the Four Nations Tournament. He suffered a collapsed lung and broken ribs which put him out of action for several months. Once he returned he played a key role in a team that won promotion to the Football League via the playoffs, and played in the final, where Hereford defeated Halifax Town 3–2.[4]
The 2006-07 season saw him compete for the right back position with Trent McClenahan, with Travis making more appearances over the course of the season. A proposed loan move to Stockport fell through in the second half of the season.[5]
He spent the 2007-08 season at Nuneaton Borough, and when the club folded in the summer of 2008 he joined Solihull Moors. A year later spent a short period of time at Leamington F.C., later playing for Brackley Town[6]
External links
- ↑ "Fairclough names 35-man squad". BBC Sport. 2 May 2006.
- ↑ "Paul tips B-men for the A-list". The Non-League Paper. 13 July 2008.
- ↑ "February 2004". BBC Sport. 6 February 2004.
- ↑ "Football Conference play-off". Soccerbase.
- ↑ "Travis set for shock exit with move to Stockport". Hereford Times. 15 March 2007.
- ↑ "Chippenham Town 2-3 Brackley Town". Brackley Town F.C.