John Sim (4 December 1922 – 14 January 2000), known as Jock, Jackie, or Johnny Sim, was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward or left half in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Sim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1922[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 2000 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Chippenham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward, left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946 | St Roch's | ||
| 1946 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
| 1946–1950 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | (5) |
| 1950–1951 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 1951–1952 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
| 1952–1955 | Chippenham Town | ||
| Calne Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career edit
Sim was born in Glasgow in 1922.[1] During the Second World War, he served abroad for five years.[3] Afterwards, he joined Kirkintilloch Rob Roy from another junior club, St Roch's, early in the 1946–47 season,[3][4] scored freely, and within weeks was reportedly "in almost as great a demand as nylon stockings."[5] He signed for English club Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 October,[3] and scored on his Third Division South debut three weeks later. He had a run in the side in his first season, but injury disrupted his career: he was restricted to just 14 appearances in the next two seasons and none at all in 1949–50.[2]
Ahead of the following campaign, he signed for Chippenham Town, together with three Brighton teammates, Eric Lancelotte, Fred Leamon and Ken Davies.[6] In March 1951, as part of the Western League record transfer that took Rex Tilley to Plymouth Argyle, Sim returned to the Football League,[7] but he never played first-team football for Argyle and was soon back with Chippenham.[8] He stayed for three seasons, but turned down the terms offered for a fourth and was released.[9] He later played for Calne Town.[2]
Sim died in Chippenham in 2000 at the age of 77.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Jock Sim". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ a b c "Rob Roy lose a star". Kirkintilloch Herald. 30 October 1946. p. 3.
- ^ "Football". Kirkintilloch Herald. 18 September 1946. p. 3.
Sim, Rob Roy's new centre, looks like filling the bill admirably.
- ^ "The Vale of Grievin'. Rob Roy's last minute winner". Kirkintilloch Herald. 23 October 1946. p. 3.
- ^ "Re-discovered". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 2 September 1950. p. 4.
- ^ "Chippenham transfers". Wiltshire Times. Trowbridge. 24 March 1951. p. 8.
- ^ "Sim returns to Chippenham". Wiltshire Times. Trowbridge. 12 July 1952. p. 10.
- ^ "Players released". Wiltshire Times. Trowbridge. 18 June 1955. p. 14.
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