Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 August 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire, England | ||
Date of death | 6 January 2018 | (aged 86)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
194x–1948 | Stapenhill | ||
1948–1956 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | (0) |
1956–1964 | Aston Villa | 264 | (0) |
1963 | Toronto City | ||
1964–1965 | Peterborough United | 16 | (0) |
1967 | Toronto Falcons | 2 | (0) |
– | Toronto Italia | ||
Total | 320 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Nigel Sims (9 August 1931 – 6 January 2018) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Peterborough United in the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Sims was born at Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from Stapenhill in August 1948 as understudy to Bert Williams, and made his first-team debut on 18 April 1949 in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield United in the First Division. [2] While a National Serviceman in 1950, Sims played for the Army in a representative match against an Irish Football Association XI. [3] During his eight seasons at Wolves he only made 39 appearances [4] before transferring to Midlands rivals Aston Villa in March 1956. [5] He made his debut against Burnley that same month.
He was on the winning side in the 1957 FA Cup final, in which Villa beat Manchester United 2–1, [6] followed three years later by a Second Division winners' medal. In 1961, he helped Villa lift the inaugural League Cup. [7]
He played representative matches for the Football League, [8] and in 1958, was the first winner of Aston Villa supporters' "Terrace Trophy". [9]
In September 1964, having lost his place in the side, he transferred to Peterborough United. He appeared only sixteen times for them before trying his luck in Canada, having already spent a summer with Toronto City in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League. [10] He appeared twice for the Toronto Falcons in the National Professional Soccer League, [11] and also played for Toronto Italia.
In Safe Hands, a book about his footballing memories, was published in August 2012. [12]
Aston Villa
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 9 August 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire, England | ||
Date of death | 6 January 2018 | (aged 86)||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
194x–1948 | Stapenhill | ||
1948–1956 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | (0) |
1956–1964 | Aston Villa | 264 | (0) |
1963 | Toronto City | ||
1964–1965 | Peterborough United | 16 | (0) |
1967 | Toronto Falcons | 2 | (0) |
– | Toronto Italia | ||
Total | 320 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Nigel Sims (9 August 1931 – 6 January 2018) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Peterborough United in the 1950s and 1960s. [1]
Sims was born at Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from Stapenhill in August 1948 as understudy to Bert Williams, and made his first-team debut on 18 April 1949 in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield United in the First Division. [2] While a National Serviceman in 1950, Sims played for the Army in a representative match against an Irish Football Association XI. [3] During his eight seasons at Wolves he only made 39 appearances [4] before transferring to Midlands rivals Aston Villa in March 1956. [5] He made his debut against Burnley that same month.
He was on the winning side in the 1957 FA Cup final, in which Villa beat Manchester United 2–1, [6] followed three years later by a Second Division winners' medal. In 1961, he helped Villa lift the inaugural League Cup. [7]
He played representative matches for the Football League, [8] and in 1958, was the first winner of Aston Villa supporters' "Terrace Trophy". [9]
In September 1964, having lost his place in the side, he transferred to Peterborough United. He appeared only sixteen times for them before trying his luck in Canada, having already spent a summer with Toronto City in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League. [10] He appeared twice for the Toronto Falcons in the National Professional Soccer League, [11] and also played for Toronto Italia.
In Safe Hands, a book about his footballing memories, was published in August 2012. [12]
Aston Villa