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David Nigel Sims Personal information Full name Nigel Sims Date of birth 9 August 1931 Place of birth Coton in the Elms, England Playing position 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 * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).David Nigel Sims (born 9 August 1931), known as Nigel Sims, is an English former 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 16 times for them before trying his luck in Canada, having already spent a summer with Toronto City. He appeared twice for the Toronto Falcons in the National Professional Soccer League,[10] and also played for Toronto Italia.
References
- ^ "Nigel Sims". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/nigelsims.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Team Details: 1948–1949". Wolves-Stats. http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1948-1949_Team_Details.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Glass, George (12 April 2009). "13 September 1950". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2009/04/13-september-1950.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Players. A–Z". Wolves-Stats. http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/A-Z.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Sims, Nigel David". Aston Villa Player Database. Jörn Mårtensson. http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1239.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Fort, Didier (15 February 2006). "England - FA Cup Finals 1946-2000". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engcuphistfinal.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England - League Cup Finals 1961-2001". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfinal.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Young Football League Team. Change Of Policy Justified". The Times: p. 13. 23 September 1957.
- ^ "Lions Roar At Awards". Aston Villa F.C. 28 May 2009. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10265~1675425,00.html. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "North American Soccer League Players Nigel Sims". NASL Jerseys. Dave Morrison. http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Sims.Nigel.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
External links
- NPSL stats and photo at NASL Jerseys
- League stats at Neil Brown's site
Categories:- 1931 births
- Living people
- People from Derbyshire
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Toronto City players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Toronto Falcons (NPSL) players
- Toronto Italia players
- The Football League players
- National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriates in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
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