Market value
—
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.26
goals / match
Preston North End
top club · 45 apps
Career highs
€325k
peak value · 2009
—
top transfer fee
14
best season · 08/09
10 / 6
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1982-05-19 · 4 players total
202Appearances
53Goals
6Assists
15Yellow cards
1Red cards
27Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Simon Lynch |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1982-05-19 (44 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Quebec, Scotland |
| Citizenship | Scotland Canada |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2011-06-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jun 2011
Transfer: Stenhousemuir → Retired
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Stenhousemuir FC
17 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: East Stirling → Stenhousemuir
10/11 · Transfer
Aug 2009
Transfer: Without Club → East Stirling
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Dumbarton FC, East Stirlingshire FC
37 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Airdrie United → Without Club
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Airdrie United FC
41 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Without Club → Airdrie United
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 2008
Transfer: Brisbane Roar → Without Club
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Brisbane Roar
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
06/07 — Brisbane Roar
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Dundee FC → Brisbane Roar
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: Without Club → Dundee FC
05/06 · Transfer
Aug 2005
Transfer: Preston → Without Club
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Dundee FC
34 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2005
Transfer: Blackpool → Preston
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Preston → Blackpool
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Preston North End, Blackpool FC
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2004
Transfer: Stockport → Preston
03/04 · Return from loan
Jan 2004
Transfer: Preston → Stockport
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Preston North End, Stockport County
27 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Preston North End, Celtic FC
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Celtic → Preston
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Celtic FC
1 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
00/01 — Celtic FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Celtic FC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
Transfer: West Park United FC → Celtic
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €325k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.86/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.86/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Celtic FC
6.2%
Stenhousemuir FC
10.0%
East Stirlingshire FC
8.4%
Dumbarton FC
0.0%
Airdrie United FC
22.4%
Brisbane Roar
8.6%
Dundee FC
8.0%
Preston North End
26.3%
Blackpool FC
0.0%
Stockport County
10.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic FC | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 150 |
| Stenhousemuir FC | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 243 |
| East Stirlingshire FC | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 205 |
| Dumbarton FC | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Airdrie United FC | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 546 |
| Brisbane Roar | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 209 |
| Dundee FC | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 194 |
| Preston North End | 3 | 02/03 | 04/05 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 642 |
| Blackpool FC | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stockport County | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 250 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| 10/11 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 |
| 09/10 | League One | Dumbarton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Two | East Stirlingshire FC | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 205 |
| 09/10 | Scottish League One Play-offs | East Stirlingshire FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | East Stirlingshire FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Airdrie United FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Airdrie United FC | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 198 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Airdrie United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Airdrie United FC | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 07/08 | A-League Fin. | Brisbane Roar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | A-League | Brisbane Roar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Dundee FC | 33 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 194 |
| 05/06 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Preston North End | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 04/05 | League One | Blackpool FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Preston North End | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 634 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Second Division | Stockport County | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 250 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Preston North End | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Celtic FC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 00/01 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | West Park United FC | Celtic | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Celtic | Preston | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Preston | Stockport | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Stockport | Preston | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Preston | Blackpool | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Blackpool | Preston | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-01 | Preston | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Without Club | Dundee FC | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Dundee FC | Brisbane Roar | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Brisbane Roar | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Without Club | Airdrie United | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Airdrie United | Without Club | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-08-01 | Without Club | East Stirling | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | East Stirling | Stenhousemuir | Transfer | 325000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-01 | Stenhousemuir | Retired | Transfer | 325000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€325k
Low—
Δ since start−€300k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16868 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott McLaughlin | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Barclay | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Championship | Dundee FC | 13 | 33 |
| 09/10 | League Two | East Stirlingshire FC | 13 | 33 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Airdrie United FC | 10 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Scottish League One Play-offs | East Stirlingshire FC | 2 | 2 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Airdrie United FC | 2 | 33 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Airdrie United FC | 1 | 2 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Blackpool | Preston | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Preston | Blackpool | Loan | — | €300k |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Stockport | Preston | Return from loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Preston | Stockport | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Simon Lynch's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 67% |
| Cardiff City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 50% |
| Derby County | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 17% |
| Leeds United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 25% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 33% |
| Coventry City | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 67% |
| Leicester City | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 25% |
| Reading FC | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 20% |
| Watford FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 50% |
| Millwall FC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 20% |
| Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 30% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 30% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal | |
| 10/11 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 37 | 205 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| 08/09 | 41 | 546 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 05/06 | 34 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 |
| 04/05 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 |
| 03/04 | 27 | 884 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 02/03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
66 apps
23 G
2 A
League Two
33 apps
13 G
0 A
League One
18 apps
4 G
0 A
SFA Cup
4 apps
3 G
1 A
Second Division
9 apps
3 G
0 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
1 apps
2 G
1 A
ALBA Chal. Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
A-League
3 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
First Division
35 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Simon Lynch?
Simon Lynch is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Simon Lynch?
Simon Lynch is 44 years old. He was born on May 19, 1982 in Quebec.
What position does Simon Lynch play?
Simon Lynch plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Simon Lynch play for?
Simon Lynch currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Simon Lynch scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Simon Lynch has scored 53 goals in 202 appearances.