Simon Gillett

Football player infobox
playername= Simon Gillett


fullname = Simon James Gillett
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|11|6
cityofbirth = Oxford
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=6
currentclub = Southampton
clubnumber = 22
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 2000-2005
youthclubs = Southampton
years = 2005-
2005
2006
2006-2007
2007
2007
clubs = Southampton
→ Walsall (loan)
→ Blackpool (loan)
→ Bournemouth (loan)
→ Blackpool (loan)
→ Yeovil Town (loan)
caps(goals)= 09 (0)
02 (0)
14 (1)
07 (1)
17 (0)
05 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 19:26, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Simon James Gillett (born 6 November 1985 in Oxford) is an English footballer, currently on with Southampton.

From August 2006, he spent three months on loan to Blackpool. It was with the Fylde Coast club that he scored his first league goal, on September 12, in a 1-1 draw with Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=495188 Soccerbase result] ] The following month, on October 21, he was sent off in the Seasiders' 2-1 win at Crewe Alexandra. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=42169 Soccerbase result] ]

On 23 November 2006, he moved on loan to Bournemouth until the New Year. [cite web | title=The loan arranger | work=saintsfc.co.uk | url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/?page_id=7772 | accessdate=November 24 | accessyear=2006 ]

On 30 January 2007, Gillett returned to Blackpool on loan until the end of the 2006-07 season. [cite web | title=Saints' Gillett back at Blackpool | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/6315217.stm | accessdate=January 30 | accessyear=2007 ] On May 27 2007 he came on as a last-minute substitute in the Seasiders' League One play-off final victory over Yeovil Town at Wembley. [cite web | title=Yeovil 0-2 Blackpool | work=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/6686991.stm | accessdate=May 27 | accessyear=2007 ]

On 20 September 2007, he joined Yeovil Town on loan, initially for a month. [cite web |title= Gillett goes on loan | work=www.saintsfc.co.uk| url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=9032 | accessdate=September 21 | accessyear=2007]

He made his Southampton first-team debut as a 90th-minute substitute in the 1-0 victory over Leicester City on 11 March 2008.

Honours

;Blackpool
*League One play-off final winner: 2006-07

References

External links

*soccerbase|42169
* [http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/team/?page_id=6587&player_id=20 Profile on Southampton club website]
* [http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10432~35238,00.html Profile on Blackpool club website]
* [http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10428~35238,00.html Profile on Walsall club website]
* [http://www.afcb.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10324~932765,00.html Article on AFC Bournemouth website]