Simon Sturridge

Infobox Football biography
playername= Simon Sturridge


fullname = Simon Andrew Sturridge
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|12|9
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=5
position = Striker (retired)
children = [Nathan, Romayne, Savannah
youthyears = 1985–1988
youthclubs = Birmingham City
years = 1988–1993
1993–1999
1999
1999–2000
2000
clubs = Birmingham City
Stoke City
→ Blackpool (loan)
Northampton Town
→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
Career
caps(goals) = 150 (30)
071 (14)
005 0(1)
018 0(1)
011 0(1)
255 (47)

Simon Andrew Sturridge (born December 9, 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League.

Sturridge was born in Birmingham. He joined home-town club Birmingham City as a trainee in 1985 and turned professional in 1988. He played 186 games in all competitions for the club and scored the first goal of the 1991 Leyland DAF Cup final in which Birmingham beat Tranmere Rovers 3–2. He spent six years with Stoke where he made nearly 100 appearances at scored 15 goals, and then had brief spells with Blackpool (on loan), Northampton Town and Shrewsbury Town (also on loan).

He is the brother of footballer Dean Sturridge and the uncle of footballer Daniel Sturridge.

References

*cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |year=1995 |pages=p. 127 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9
*soccerbase|7702

Persondata
NAME = Sturridge, Simon Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1969-12-09
PLACE OF BIRTH = Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =