Simon Stapleton

Simon John Stapleton (born 10 December 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent the majority of his career at Wycombe Wanderers.

Simon Stapleton
Personal information
Full name Simon John Stapleton[1]
Date of birth (1968-12-10) 10 December 1968
Place of birth Oxford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Portsmouth 0 (0)
1988–1989 Bristol Rovers 5 (0)
1989–1996 Wycombe Wanderers 49 (3)
1996–1997 Slough Town 24 (3)
1997 Rushden & Diamonds 10 (2)
1997–1998 Stevenage Borough 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Oxford, Stapleton started his career as an apprentice at Portsmouth, before joining Bristol Rovers in 1988, where he made his Football League debut. He joined Conference side Wycombe Wanderers in 1989, where he helped the team win promotion to the Football League in 1992–93. During the same season, Wycombe also reached the final of the FA Trophy, but Stapleton did not play after failing a late fitness test.[2]

After making 49 League appearances for the club, he left Wycombe in 1996 and went on to have brief spells with non-League clubs Slough Town and Rushden & Diamonds.[3][4] He finished his career with Stevenage Borough, where he played against Premier League side Newcastle United in the fourth round of the 1997–98 FA Cup.[5]

References
  1. "Simon Stapleton". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "9th May 1993 - Wycombe Wanderers v Runcorn FA Trophy Final at Wembley". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "Simon Stapleton". Slough Town FC. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. "Simon Stapleton". RDFC1992. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. "Simon Stapleton Player Profile". BoroGuide. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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