Ryan Semple (English footballer)

Football player infobox
playername= Ryan Semple


fullname = Ryan David Semple
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|7|4
cityofbirth = Belfast
countryofbirth = Northern Ireland
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub = Deeping Rangers
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2002-2006
2003-2004
2006-2008
2006-2007
2007-2008
2007-2008
2008
2008-
clubs = Peterborough United
→ Farnborough Town FC (loan)
Lincoln City
→ Chester City (loan)
→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
Oxford United
Brackley Town
Deeping Rangers
caps(goals) = 41 (3)
09 (2)
04 (0)
03 (0)
04 (0)
01 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 16:30, 28 July 2007 (GMT)
ntupdate =

Ryan Semple (born July 4, 1985) is an English footballer who currently plays for Deeping Rangers.

Semple began his career with Peterborough United, spending two weeks training with Manchester United in the summer of 2002 and participating in a International under 17 tournament in Portugal [cite news
url=http://www.sandhurstnews.co.uk/sport/25/25354/halifax_town_20_farnborough_town
title=Sport- Halifax Town 2 Farnborough Town 0
publisher=Sandhurst News and Mail
date=25 November 2003
accessdate=2008-03-25] and making his league debut aged 17 years and three months against Bristol City in October 2002. His progress at Peterborough was affected by a broken leg towards the end of the 2002-2003 season [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/3021247.stm
title=Fotiadis goes under the knife
publisher=BBC Sport
date=12 May 2003
accessdate=2008-03-25] and, in a bid to recover fitness, he joined Farnborough Town on loan in November 2003 [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=14029
title=Semple move for Farnborough
publisher=Non League Daily
date=24 November 2003
accessdate=2008-03-25] , remaining for two months and scoring twice in nine league appearances. Despite his initial promise, Semple struggled to cement a regular place in the Peterborough team and in four season, he would make just 15 league starts, with another 26 appearances from the substitutes bench.

In July 2006, Semple left Peterborough to join Lincoln City on a two-year contract [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/7187735.stm
title=Lincoln complete Semple transfer
publisher=BBC Sport
date=25 July 2006
accessdate=2008-03-25] . However, he struggled to make an impact with Lincoln: a hamstring injury coupled with a lack of form limited him to just four substitute appearances in the league in his first season whilst a loan spell with Chester City [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/6180526.stm
title=Chester snap up Semple loan deal
publisher=BBC Sport
date=24 November 2006
accessdate=2008-03-25] was also unproductive.

At the beginning of the 2007-2008 season, Semple was loaned to Rushden & Diamonds [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=49074
title=Diamonds borrow an imp
publisher=Non League Daily
date=11 August 2007
accessdate=2008-03-25] but, after just four appearances, he returned to Lincoln. In January 2008, having failed to even make the substitutes bench for Lincoln, he was transfer listed [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/7187735.stm
title=Lincoln confirm Emanuel interest
publisher=BBC Sport
date=14 January 2008
accessdate=2008-03-25] by Lincoln's new manager Peter Jackson before he agreed to have his Lincoln contract cancelled at the end of January 2008.

In February 2008, he linked up with Oxford United on non-contract terms [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7269418.stm
title=Oxford complete move for Semple
publisher=BBC Sport
date=29 February 2008
accessdate=2008-03-25] but the spell lasted only a single appearance and two weeks before he was released [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7294636.stm
title=Odubade transfer-listed by Oxford
publisher=BBC Sport
date=13 March 2008
accessdate=2008-03-25] . In March 2008, he agreed to join Brackley Town [cite news
url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=49074
title=Oldfield strengthens squad
publisher=Non League Daily
date=25 March 2008
accessdate=2008-03-25] , a club managed by his one-time Peterborough team-mate David Oldfield. Semple left Brackley at the end of the 2007-2008 season and spent most of the summer of 2008 without a club. In July 2008, he spent a brief period on trial at Boston United but was not offered a deal. Semple joined Deeping Rangers days before the start of the 2008-2009 campaign, scoring on his debut as Deeping defeated Rothwell Corinthians 5-0 on 9 August, 2008. [cite web
url=http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/sport/Fivestar-Deeping-off-to-fine.4376339.jp
title=Five-star Deeping off to fine start
publisher=Rutland & Stamford Mercury
date=11 August, 2008
accessdate=2008-08-14]

References

External links

*soccerbase|7165|Ryan Semple
* [http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=semp01 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]
* [http://www.thediamondsfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/A-ZofDiamonds/0,,10784~1272174,00.html Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Official Profile]