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Simon Francis

Simon Francis

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornFebruary 16, 1985
👕500+ Apps 🎯50+ Assists ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.02
goals / match
AFC Bournemouth
top club · 324 apps

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2016
€250k
top transfer fee · 03/04
3
best season · 07/08
—
int'l / penalties

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Midfield - Central Midfield · Without Club

Shares 1985-02-16 · 6 players total

642Appearances
11Goals
54Assists
86Yellow cards
2Red cards
265Full matches (90′)
Full nameSimon Francis
Name in home countrySimon Charles Francis
Date of birth1985-02-16 (41 yrs)
Place of birthNottingham, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-08-01
Contract expires—
Outfitteradidas
Aug 2020
Transfer: Bournemouth → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — AFC Bournemouth
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
28 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — AFC Bournemouth
20 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — AFC Bournemouth
34 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — AFC Bournemouth
35 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — AFC Bournemouth
42 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — AFC Bournemouth
46 matches · 1 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — AFC Bournemouth
50 matches · 1 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — AFC Bournemouth
48 matches · 1 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Charlton → Bournemouth
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: Bournemouth → Charlton
11/12 · Return from loan
Nov 2011
Transfer: Charlton → Bournemouth
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — AFC Bournemouth, Charlton Athletic
33 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Southend United → Charlton
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Charlton Athletic
43 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Southend United
49 matches · 1 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Southend United
50 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Southend United
35 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Southend United
45 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Southend United
06/07 · Transfer · €100k
Apr 2006
Transfer: Tranmere → Sheff Utd
05/06 · Return from loan
Nov 2005
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Tranmere
05/06 · Loan
Oct 2005
Transfer: Grimsby Town → Sheff Utd
05/06 · Return from loan
Sep 2005
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Grimsby Town
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sheffield United, Tranmere Rovers, Grimsby Town
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Sheffield United
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2004
Transfer: Bradford → Sheff Utd
03/04 · Transfer · €250k
Jul 2003
03/04 — Sheffield United, Bradford City
37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Bradford City
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
23,848 min
Minutes played by club
AFC Bournemouth 48.8%
Charlton Athletic 0.0%
Southend United 36.7%
Sheffield United 0.0%
Grimsby Town 0.0%
Tranmere Rovers 6.1%
Bradford City 8.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
AFC Bournemouth 9 11/12 19/20 324 3 38 11,644
Charlton Athletic 2 10/11 11/12 45 0 5 0
Southend United 4 06/07 09/10 179 6 10 8,747
Sheffield United 3 03/04 05/06 16 0 0 0
Grimsby Town 1 05/06 05/06 5 0 0 0
Tranmere Rovers 1 05/06 05/06 17 1 1 1,452
Bradford City 2 02/03 03/04 56 1 0 2,005

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€625K6€1.3M8€1.9M11€2.5M02/03 — 1 goals (Bradford City)102/0304/0505/06 — 1 goals (Tranmere Rovers)05/06 — 1 assists205/0606/07 — 1 goals (Southend United)106/0707/08 — 3 goals (Southend United)307/0808/09 — 1 goals (Southend United)108/0909/10 — 1 goals (Southend United)09/10 — 10 assists1109/1010/11 — 4 assists410/1111/12 — 2 assists211/1212/13 — 1 goals (AFC Bournemouth)12/13 — 10 assists1112/1313/14 — 1 goals (AFC Bournemouth)13/14 — 8 assists913/1414/15 — 1 goals (AFC Bournemouth)14/15 — 8 assists914/1515/16 — 4 assists415/1616/17 — 2 assists216/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1818/19 — 3 assists318/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2004/05 — €50K10/11 — €175K13/14 — €350K14/15 — €800K15/16 — €1M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 1102/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/20

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 101009/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 8813/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 1119/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 15 0 0 3 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 3 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 17 0 2 1 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 32 0 1 8 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 34 0 1 4 1 0
15/16 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 38 0 4 5 1 0
14/15 Championship AFC Bournemouth 42 1 8 8 0 3,769
14/15 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship AFC Bournemouth 46 1 8 6 0 4,095
13/14 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 EFL Trophy AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 4 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 League One AFC Bournemouth 42 1 8 5 0 3,780
11/12 EFL Trophy AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Charlton Athletic 2 0 1 1 0 0
11/12 League One AFC Bournemouth 29 0 1 4 0 0
10/11 EFL Trophy Charlton Athletic 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Charlton Athletic 5 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 League Cup Charlton Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Charlton Athletic 34 0 3 3 0 0
09/10 EFL Trophy Southend United 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Southend United 2 0 1 1 0 0
09/10 League One Southend United 45 1 9 3 0 4,050
08/09 FA Cup Southend United 4 1 0 0 0 280
08/09 League Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Southend United 45 0 0 6 0 0
07/08 EFL Trophy Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Southend United 4 1 0 0 0 360
07/08 League Cup Southend United 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 League One Southend United 27 2 0 3 0 1,115
07/08 League One Play-Offs Southend United 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Southend United 40 1 0 6 0 2,942
06/07 FA Cup Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Southend United 5 0 0 2 0 0
05/06 Championship Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Sheffield United 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 League One Tranmere Rovers 17 1 1 2 0 1,452
05/06 League Two Grimsby Town 5 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Championship Sheffield United 6 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 First Division Sheffield United 6 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 First Division Bradford City 30 0 0 5 0 0
03/04 League Cup Bradford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 FA Cup Bradford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 First Division Bradford City 24 1 0 2 0 2,005
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2004-03-01 Bradford Sheff Utd Transfer 0 €250k
05/06 2005-09-27 Sheff Utd Grimsby Town Loan 50000 —
05/06 2005-10-27 Grimsby Town Sheff Utd Return from loan 50000 —
05/06 2005-11-01 Sheff Utd Tranmere Loan 50000 —
05/06 2006-04-01 Tranmere Sheff Utd Return from loan 50000 —
06/07 2006-07-01 Sheff Utd Southend United Transfer 50000 €100k
10/11 2010-07-30 Southend United Charlton Transfer 175000 —
11/12 2011-11-07 Charlton Bournemouth Loan 175000 —
11/12 2012-01-08 Bournemouth Charlton Return from loan 175000 —
11/12 2012-01-09 Charlton Bournemouth Transfer 175000 —
20/21 2020-08-01 Bournemouth Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Hamstring injury 2017-02-13 2017-03-11 27 4
17/18 Hamstring injury 2017-08-12 2017-09-09 29 5
18/19 Cruciate ligament tear 2018-12-26 2019-09-21 270 28
19/20 Head injury 2019-12-22 2019-12-31 10 2
19/20 Knee injury 2020-03-01 2020-06-30 122 3
Current—
Peak€2.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€625k€1.25m€1.88m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Steve Cook 1 2 0
Harry Arter 2 2 0
Ryan Fraser 1 0 0
Adam Smith 1 0 0
Matt Ritchie 2 0 0
Callum Wilson 1 5 0
Joshua King 1 1 0
Peter Clarke 1 0 0
Brett Pitman 2 2 0
Shaun MacDonald 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 League One Southend United 2 27
02/03 First Division Bradford City 1 24
06/07 Championship Southend United 1 40

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
09/10 League One Southend United 9 45
13/14 Championship AFC Bournemouth 8 46
12/13 League One AFC Bournemouth 8 42

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2012-01-08 Bournemouth Charlton Return from loan — €175k
11/12 2011-11-07 Charlton Bournemouth Loan — €175k
05/06 2006-04-01 Tranmere Sheff Utd Return from loan — €50k
05/06 2005-11-01 Sheff Utd Tranmere Loan — €50k
05/06 2005-10-27 Grimsby Town Sheff Utd Return from loan — €50k
05/06 2005-09-27 Sheff Utd Grimsby Town Loan — €50k

Teams faced most often by Simon Francis's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Oldham Athletic 38 13 8 17 39 43 -4 34%
Port Vale FC 38 14 10 14 43 37 +6 37%
Gillingham FC 38 13 9 16 43 44 -1 34%
Yeovil Town 36 16 10 10 47 32 +15 44%
Rotherham United 34 14 8 12 47 44 +3 41%
Brentford FC 34 8 12 14 44 51 -7 24%
Huddersfield Town 32 9 11 12 43 43 0 28%
Chesterfield FC 32 16 6 10 44 31 +13 50%
Walsall FC 32 10 12 10 38 37 +1 31%
Carlisle United 32 11 6 15 40 39 +1 34%
Hartlepool United 32 14 9 9 39 33 +6 44%
Swindon Town 32 11 5 16 37 59 -22 34%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
02/03 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 18 0 3 1 0 0
18/19 20 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 34 0 9 1 0 0
16/17 35 0 4 0 1 0
15/16 42 0 5 0 1 0
14/15 46 3,769 8 1 0 0.21
13/14 50 4,095 6 0 0 0.13
12/13 48 3,780 6 0 0 0.14
11/12 33 0 5 0 0 0
10/11 43 0 4 0 0 0
09/10 49 4,050 5 0 0 0.11
08/09 50 280 6 0 0 1.93
07/08 35 1,475 4 0 0 0.24
06/07 45 2,942 8 0 0 0.24
05/06 25 1,452 4 0 0 0.25
03/04 37 0 6 0 0 0
02/03 25 2,005 2 1 0 0.13

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
239 apps
5 G
22 A
Championship
135 apps
3 G
16 A
FA Cup
29 apps
2 G
4 A
First Division
60 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier League
136 apps
0 G
8 A
League Cup
31 apps
0 G
4 A
EFL Trophy
5 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
5 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Simon Francis

Who is Simon Francis?

Simon Francis is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Simon Francis?

Simon Francis is 41 years old. He was born on February 16, 1985 in Nottingham.

What position does Simon Francis play?

Simon Francis plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Simon Francis play for?

Simon Francis currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Simon Francis scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Simon Francis has scored 11 goals in 642 appearances.