Simon Grand

Simon Grand (born 23 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Chester.

Simon Grand
Personal information
Full name Simon Grand
Date of birth (1984-02-23) 23 February 1984
Place of birth Chorley, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Rochdale 40 (2)
2004–2007 Carlisle United 35 (4)
2007 → Grimsby Town (loan) 2 (0)
2007 Grimsby Town 5 (0)
2007–2008 Morecambe 6 (1)
2008–2010 Northwich Victoria 63 (9)
2010–2011 Fleetwood Town 10 (1)
2010–2011 → Mansfield Town (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Aldershot Town (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2013 Southport 83 (11)
2013–2014 A.F.C. Telford United 35 (4)
2014–2016 Barrow 80 (6)
2016–2017 Salford City 42 (9)
2017–2018 AFC Fylde 36 (4)
2018– Chester 100 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:36, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

He notably played in the Football League for Rochdale, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Morecambe and Aldershot Town. He has also previously played for Northwich Victoria, Fleetwood Town, Southport, Mansfield Town, A.F.C. Telford United and Barrow.

Career

Rochdale

Born in Chorley, Grand started his career at Rochdale as a trainee in August 2001 and won the club's Young Player of the Year award in May 2002.[1][2] He made his debut in a 2nd round FA Cup tie against Bristol Rovers in December 2002 and established himself in the first team, making 28 appearances in all competitions in the remainder of the 2002–03 season and helping Rochdale to the 5th round of the FA Cup in February 2003 where they were beaten by Wolves.[1][3] He began the 2003–04 season in the first team and was a regular until January 2004 when, having made 21 appearances in all competition, he was dropped from the side following the arrival of new manager Steve Parkin.[1][4] He made no further appearances for Rochdale and was released by the club in May 2004.[1][5]

Carlisle United

Grand joined Conference National club, Carlisle United, in August 2004, after a successful trial.[1][6] He scored on his debut against Tamworth in September 2004 and made 29 appearances in all competitions in the 2004–05 season as Carlisle won promotion to the Football League.[1][7][8] Shortly before the end of the season, he signed a two-year contract keeping him at the club until 2007.[9] In December 2005, he scored the match winning penalty as Carlisle beat Tranmere Rovers 11–10 on penalties in the Football League Trophy.[10] However, he found it hard to get ahead of Kevin Gray, Danny Livesey and Peter Murphy in the centre back position and made only 14 appearances in the 2005–06 season as Carlisle clinched a second successive promotion as League Two champions.[1][11] At the end of the season, Carlisle were willing to listen to offers for Grand and, after making a further six appearances for Carlisle in the 2006–07 season, he joined Grimsby Town.[1][12]

Grimsby Town

Grand joined Grimsby Town in January 2007, initially on loan until the end of the 2006–07 season but signing a permanent 18-month deal two weeks later.[13][14] However, after making only seven appearances for Grimsby, he was released in May 2007.[15]

Morecambe

Grand joined Football League newcomers Morecambe in August 2007 on a 12-month deal, after a successful trial with the Christie Park club.[15]

Northwich Victoria and Fleetwood Town

After leaving Morecambe in the close season, Grand signed for Northwich Victoria on non-contract terms in August 2008.[16] He signed a permanent contract until the end of the 2008–09 season in October.[17] Grand signed for Fleetwood Town prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. In October 2010, he joined Mansfield Town on loan making 9 appearances in the Conference League and FA Cup. In January 2011, he joined Aldershot Town on loan.[18]

Southport

Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season Grand moved down the west coast of England to join Southport on a free transfer[19] and made his competitive club debut on 13 August 2011 on the first day of the 2011–12 season.[20] He scored his first Southport goal, heading their second goal in a 3–2 away win over Forest Green. Grand scored 3 more goals for Southport in the 2011–12 season, also captaining the side on occasion in the absence of club captain, Alan Moogan. On 28 June 2012, Grand was appointed Southport's new club captain, following Moogan's move to becoming player/coach.

AFC Telford United

Following his release from Southport, it was announced on the club site he joined Telford on 10 May 2013, linking up again with Liam Watson. On 26 April 2014 he won promotion to the Conference Premier with Telford after they clinched the Conference North title on the final game of the season.

Barrow

On 20 May 2014, Grand joined Barrow, and was named as team captain in August 2014 for the upcoming 2014–15 season.

Salford City

In July 2016 he joined Salford City.[21]

AFC Fylde

He subsequently joined AFC Fylde.[22]

Chester

In July 2018, Grand signed for Chester[23]

Career statistics
As of match played 25 May 2019 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2002–03[25] Third Division 232500000282
2003–04[26] 180201000210
Rochdale total 412701000492
Carlisle United 2004–05[27] Conference Premier 23240—2[lower-alpha 1]1293
2005–06[28] League Two 8210104[lower-alpha 2]1143
2006–07[29] League One 4000101[lower-alpha 2]060
Carlisle total 354502072496
Grimsby Town 2006–07[29] League Two 7000—0070
Morecambe 2007–08[30] League Two 6110104[lower-alpha 2]0121
Northwich Victoria 2008–09[31] Conference Premier 34500—00345
2009–10 Conference North 29410—00304
Northwich total 63910—00649
Fleetwood Town 2009–10 Conference North 6100—0061
2010–11 Conference Premier 4000—0040
Fleetwood total 10100—00101
Mansfield Town (loan) 2010–11 Conference Premier 6020—1[lower-alpha 3]090
Aldershot Town (loan) 2010–11 League Two 60—000060
Southport 2011–12 Conference Premier 42410—1[lower-alpha 3]0444
2012–13 41710—2[lower-alpha 3]0447
Southport total 831120—308811
Telford United 2013–14 Conference North 35400—2[lower-alpha 3]0374
Barrow 2014–15 Conference North 40400—00404
2015–16 National League 40200—2[lower-alpha 3]0422
Barrow total 80600—20826
Salford City 2016–17 National League North 42900—00429
AFC Fylde 2017–18 National League 36441—10415
Chester 2018–19[32] National League North 36420—30414
Chester 2019–20 National League North 0000—0000
Career total 486552414023253758
  1. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and one in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
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  2. "End of Season Bash". Rochdale AFC Official Site. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  3. "Wolves end Rochdale run". BBC. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  4. "Manager History for Rochdale". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  5. "Eight to leave Rochdale". BBC. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  6. "More trialists for Carlisle". BBC. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  7. "Grand's debut delight". BBC. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  8. "Stevenage 0–1 Carlisle". BBC. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  9. "Cumbrians trio sign new contracts". BBC. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  10. "Tranmere 0–0 Carlisle (aet)". BBC. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  11. "Ups and downs". BBC. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  12. "Carlisle offer duo new contracts". BBC. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  13. "Defender Grand loaned to Mariners". BBC. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  14. "Mariners complete Thorpe capture". BBC. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  15. "Morecambe capture Lewis & Grand". BBC. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  16. "Grand signing by Vics". Non League Daily. International Publishing Group. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  17. Simpson, Andrew (8 October 2008). "Defensive duo pen deals". Northwich Guardian. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  18. "Defender Joins". www.theshots.co.uk. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  19. "Southport snap up defender Simon Grand". BBC Sport. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  20. "Southport 2–2 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  21. "Grand Signing for Salford". Salford City FC. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  22. http://nonleague.pitchero.com/headlines/coasters-make-grand-signing/
  23. http://www.chesterfc.com/2018/07/20/breaking-chester-fc-make-grand-swoop-for-simon/
  24. Simon Grand at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  25. "Games played by Simon Grand in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  26. "Games played by Simon Grand in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  27. "Games played by Simon Grand in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  28. "Games played by Simon Grand in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  29. "Games played by Simon Grand in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  30. "Games played by Simon Grand in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  31. "Games played by Simon Grand in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  32. Games played by Simon Grand in 2018/2019 at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  33. Lomas, John (8 June 2015). "Conference North Team of the Year". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. London: Johnston Press. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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