Stephen Sims
Personal information
Full name Stephen Sims
Date of birth 11 December 1895
Place of birth Bedminster, England
Date of death February 1973 (aged 77)
Place of death Weston-super-Mare, England
Height 5 ft 10+34 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1915 Leicester Fosse 11 (2)
1919–1922 Bristol Rovers 98 (17)
1922–1924 Burnley 11 (0)
1924–1925 Weymouth ? (?)
1925–1926 Bristol City 0 (0)
1926–1927 Bristol Rovers 13 (1)
1927–1928 Newport County 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Sims (11 December 1895 – February 1973) was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.

He was born in Bedminster, the son of Mary Jane Stenner (1870 - 1906) and Victor Sims (1868 - 1941). His father was the licensee of The Rising Sun Inn, in Bedminster.

References

  1. ^ Centaurus (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Burnley". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.