Simon Haworth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Owen Haworth | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Cardiff City | 35 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Coventry City | 11 | (0) |
| 1998–2002 | Wigan Athletic | 117 | (44) |
| 2002–2005 | Tranmere Rovers | 79 | (31) |
| National team | |||
| Wales U21 | 12 | (?) | |
| Wales B | 1 | (?) | |
| 1997–1998 | Wales | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Simon Owen Haworth (born 30 March 1977) is a Welsh former footballer. He won five caps for the Wales national football team during his career.
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[edit] Club career
Born in Cardiff, Haworth began his career at Cardiff City on a yts scheme and broke into the first team due to an injury crisis during the 1995–1996 season. He fully established himself the following year which lead to him nearly signing for Norwich City only for the move to break down at the last minute. But after he earnt his first cap for Wales he moved to Coventry City for £500,000, a record fee received for a player by Cardiff at the time, but struggled to find form for the club, scoring just once against Everton in the League Cup, and subsequently moved to Wigan Athletic for £600,000, a record signing for the club at the time.
He managed to show his ability for Wigan and helped them to win the Autowindscreens Shield in the 1998–99 season. He was also the first Wigan player to score at their new JJB Stadium, doing so in a game against Scunthorpe United.[1] Eventually leaving the club in February 2002 he joined Tranmere Rovers, linking up with former strike partner Stuart Barlow again. During the 2003–04 season he suffered a double fracture in his right leg which ruled him out for around eight months. He attempted a comeback in November 2004 but was in considerable pain due to his leg not being fully healed.[2] He decided to call an end to his football career to concentrate on his business ventures.
[edit] International career
Haworth made his debut for Wales on 27 May 1997 coming on as a substitute for goalscorer John Hartson in a 1-0 victory over Scotland. He went on to earn four more caps for Wales, against Brazil, Jamaica, Malta, and Tunisia.[3]
[edit] References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- ^ "The DW Stadium". wiganlatics.co.uk. 7 August 1999. http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/DWStadium/0,,10429,00.html. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Haworth career is in the balance". BBC Sport. 2005-03-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/4362683.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Wales - International Results 1990-1999". rsssf.com. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wal-intres90.html. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
[edit] External links
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Cardiff
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wales B international footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
