Market value
—
Rating · 15/16
5.3
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Rochdale AFC
top club · 124 apps
Position rank · 15/16
#1347
goals rank
#653
assists rank
9
season goals
12
season assists
Among 2,456 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€300k
peak value · 2013
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 06/07
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1981-12-17 · 4 players total
360Appearances
9Goals
12Assists
44Yellow cards
1Red cards
112Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Simon Ramsden |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Simon Paul Ramsden |
| Date of birth | 1981-12-17 (44 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2018
Transfer: Whitby → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Sep 2017
Transfer: Career break → Whitby
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Gateshead → Career break
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Gateshead
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Gateshead FC
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Motherwell FC
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Motherwell FC
22 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Motherwell FC
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Bradford → Motherwell FC
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Bradford City
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Bradford City
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Bradford City
35 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Rochdale → Bradford
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Rochdale AFC
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Rochdale AFC
41 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Rochdale AFC
36 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Grimsby Town → Rochdale
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Grimsby Town, Rochdale AFC
29 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Grimsby Town
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Sunderland → Grimsby Town
04/05 · Transfer
Dec 2003
Transfer: Notts County → Sunderland
03/04 · Return from loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Sunderland AFC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2002
Transfer: Sunderland → Notts County
02/03 · Loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — Notts County
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Sunderland U18 → Sunderland
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2122 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 15/16. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.04/90
Assists1 total · 0.04/90
G+A2 total · 0.09/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.09/90
Minutes played by club
Gateshead FC
20.4%
Motherwell FC
16.3%
Bradford City
26.3%
Rochdale AFC
36.9%
Grimsby Town
0.0%
Sunderland AFC
0.0%
Notts County
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2,064 |
| Motherwell FC | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 81 | 1 | 6 | 1,652 |
| Bradford City | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 2,657 |
| Rochdale AFC | 4 | 05/06 | 08/09 | 124 | 6 | 1 | 3,733 |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunderland AFC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notts County | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | National League | Gateshead FC | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2,064 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Motherwell FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1,652 |
| 14/15 | Premiership Play-offs | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | SFA Cup | Motherwell FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Champions League Qu. | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | Motherwell FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | Motherwell FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | EFL Trophy | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Two | Bradford City | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Two | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | EFL Trophy | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Bradford City | 31 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2,657 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Rochdale AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Rochdale AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Two | Rochdale AFC | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Two Play-Offs | Rochdale AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | EFL Trophy | Rochdale AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Rochdale AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Two | Rochdale AFC | 35 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,545 |
| 07/08 | League Two Play-Offs | Rochdale AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | EFL Trophy | Rochdale AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Rochdale AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Rochdale AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Two | Rochdale AFC | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 932 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Rochdale AFC | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,256 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Grimsby Town | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Grimsby Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Two | Grimsby Town | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Sunderland AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Notts County | 32 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Sunderland U18 | Sunderland | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-08-01 | Sunderland | Notts County | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-12-31 | Notts County | Sunderland | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Sunderland | Grimsby Town | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Rochdale | Bradford | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Bradford | Motherwell FC | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-10 | Motherwell FC | Gateshead | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Gateshead | Career break | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-09-19 | Career break | Whitby | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Whitby | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Thigh problems | 2013-11-03 | 2013-12-05 | 33 | 4 |
| 13/14 | Knee surgery | 2014-01-16 | 2014-05-15 | 120 | 17 |
| 14/15 | Knee injury | 2014-08-04 | 2014-08-25 | 22 | 4 |
| 14/15 | Knock | 2015-01-03 | 2015-01-12 | 10 | 2 |
Current—
Peak€300k
Low—
Δ since start−€125k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Le Fondre | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kallum Higginbotham | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrik Ojamaa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zaine Francis-Angol | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | League Two | Rochdale AFC | 3 | 34 |
| 07/08 | League Two | Rochdale AFC | 2 | 35 |
| 15/16 | National League | Gateshead FC | 1 | 24 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | League Two | Bradford City | 3 | 31 |
| 13/14 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 2 | 18 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Rochdale AFC | 2 | 27 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-12-31 | Notts County | Sunderland | Return from loan | — | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-08-01 | Sunderland | Notts County | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Simon Ramsden'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield FC | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 45% |
| Port Vale FC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 44% |
| Bury FC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 25% |
| Notts County | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 50% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 50% |
| Peterborough United | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 31% |
| Macclesfield Town | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 43% |
| Grimsby Town | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 64% |
| Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 64% |
| Lincoln City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 36% |
| Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 42% |
| Rotherham United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 42% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 24 | 2,064 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 14/15 | 28 | 1,652 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.27 |
| 13/14 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 35 | 2,657 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 08/09 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 41 | 1,545 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 06/07 | 36 | 932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 05/06 | 29 | 1,256 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 04/05 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League Two
199 apps
7 G
5 A
Premiership
69 apps
1 G
3 A
National League
24 apps
1 G
1 A
Scot. League Cup
3 apps
0 G
2 A
SFA Cup
1 apps
0 G
1 A
EFL Trophy
6 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
9 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two Play-Offs
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Second Division
32 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Simon Ramsden?
Simon Ramsden is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Simon Ramsden?
Simon Ramsden is 44 years old. He was born on December 17, 1981 in Bishop Auckland.
What position does Simon Ramsden play?
Simon Ramsden plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Simon Ramsden play for?
Simon Ramsden currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Simon Ramsden scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Simon Ramsden has scored 9 goals in 360 appearances.